bachelorette

== English == === Etymology === From bachelor +‎ -ette. Displaced maid. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbatʃləˈɹɛt/, /ˌbatʃələˈɹɛt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌbætʃləˈɹɛt/, /ˌbætʃələˈɹɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === bachelorette (plural bachelorettes) (Canada, US) An unmarried woman. Synonym: (dated) bacheloress Coordinate term: spinster (Canada) A very small bachelor (single room) apartment. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “bachelorette”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.