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bachelorette

bachelorette

9 5.4
A young woman who is not married and lives alone
  • noun
  • /ˌbætʃəˈlɛt/
  • US
translation icon : soltera
  • At the elegant restaurant, the bachelorette enjoyed a quiet dinner with her closest friends, savoring their time together.
  • bachelorette party
  • bachelorette pad
  • Bachelorette season

Examples

  • lt's so nice being able to just relax on the couch and watch The Bachelorette.

  • Case in point, my friend's bachelorette party last summer.

    Blog text (27)
  • Did you come to hire me to do your bachelorette party?

  • Before we meet our three eligible bachelors, I think we should meet our lovely bachelorette.

  • On the stage is a pretty blonde bachelorette in a short black dress and three bachelors.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • For my mother, the condominium was the fulfillment of a girlhood fantasy of living like a bachelorette.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Be believable (and pleasant to listen to) by demonstrating rather than telling why you are the most eligible bachelor or bachelorette.

    Blog text (33)
  • The bachelorette party was filled with fun games and laughter as her friends celebrated her last days of being single.

  • As a proud bachelorette, she relished living on her own and pursuing her career without any distractions.

Synonyms

single
vsbachelorette
96 1.8

A person who is not married or in a romantic relationship

refers specifically to a young female especially one living alone
unmarried woman
vsbachelorette
9 1.0

A woman who is not married

is a younger example that especially notes living alone
bachelor girl
vsbachelorette
  • Archaic
7.8

A young woman who is not married and lives alone and supports herself

highlights living alone more than general independence

Antonyms

1.0

A married woman who is someone's partner

How Independent

bachelorette
  • US
9 5.4
housemate
15 1.8
family
1.0

Surface Forms

bachelorette singular
bachelorettes plural

Morphology

bachelorette = bachelor (transparent) = bachelor + ette

Formed by the noun 'bachelor' plus the productive suffix '-ette' to create a female/diminutive form, so the sense 'unmarried woman' is directly derived.

Etymology

Bachelorette comes from the word bachelor plus the French ending -ette, which means 'small' or 'female' and appears in words like kitchenette. So a bachelorette is like a 'female bachelor' — an unmarried woman who often lives on her own.