bachelorette party

noun

: a party for a woman who is about to be married usually attended by women only

Arriving at a second bar where they planned to wind up the night, they found the upper floor occupied by his fiancee, at her own much-rowdier bachelorette party.

—Nicholas Kulish

Examples of bachelorette party in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Celebrating a special occasion, like a birthday or a bachelorette party? —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026

Hunt announced her engagement in a post in early December by sharing moments from her bachelorette party. —Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026

Strange Girls is about two women who haven’t spoken in a decade being forced back together for a mutual friend’s bachelorette party. —Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026

Another line of attack likens the show to when bachelorette parties invade gay bars — a practice frequently scowled upon by gay patrons. —Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bachelorette party

• arty
• carty
• hearty
• parti
• astarte
• mccarty
• nonparty
• counterparty
• multiparty