# son of a bachelor

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Son of a bitch.

## Etymology
Attested from 1657.https://www.oed.com/dictionary/son-of-a-bachelor_n Likely a minced oath of son of a bitch based on the assonance between bitch and the first syllable of bachelor, and with bachelor being less vulgar but implying bastardy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/son-of-a-bachelor