bach /bähh/ (Welsh)

Affectionate term of address (chiefly used after a person's name)

bachelor /bachˈəl-ər/

1. An unmarried man
2. One who has taken his or her first degree at a university
3. A young knight who follows the banner of another, as too young to display his own (historical)
4. A young unmated bull-seal or other male animal

bach or batch noun (Aust or NZ inf)

A bachelor

1. To live as a bachelor
2. To do for oneself

bachˈelordom or bachˈelorhood noun

bachelorette' noun (N American)

An unmarried woman

bachˈelorism noun

The habit or condition of a bachelor

bachˈelorship noun

The degree of bachelor

bachelorette party noun (N American)

A hen party

bachelor flat or (slang) pad noun

A flat or other residence for an unmarried person

bachelor girl noun

A young unmarried woman who supports herself

Bachelor of Arts noun

1. A university or college degree conferred upon a student who has successfully completed an undergraduate course in the arts or humanities
2. A man or woman who has received such a degree (abbrev BA)

Bachelor of Science noun

1. A university or college degree conferred upon a student who has successfully completed an undergraduate course in the sciences or social sciences
2. A man or woman who has received such a degree (abbrev BSc)

bachelor party noun (N American)

A stag party

bachelor's-buttˈons noun

1. A double-flowered yellow or white buttercup
2. Also applied to double feverfew, species of Centaurea, and many other plants

bachelor's wife noun

An ideal woman with none of the shortcomings of married men's wives

knight-bachelor see knight

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