1845, American English, clipped form of bachelor (n.). Also in colloquial American English use as a verb (1864, typically with it) meaning "to live as an unmarried man," especially "to do one's own cooking and cleaning." Related: Bached; baching.
Bacchae
Bacchanal
Bacchanalia
Bacchanalian
Bacchus
bach
bachelor
bachelorette
bacilli
bacillus
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