noun
bach
bach
noun
1
A bachelor.
"He's content living the life of a bach."
2
In New Zealand and Australian English, a small, simple holiday house, often near the beach.
"They spend every Christmas at the family bach on the coast."
verb
1
To live alone as an unmarried man, handling one's own cooking and housekeeping.
"He's been baching it since the divorce."
How to Use Bach
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA bachelor, or — mainly in New Zealand English — a small holiday cottage.
UK vs US
The "holiday cottage" sense is distinctly New Zealand and Australian English; it isn't used this way in the UK or US.
Word Forms
bached past tense, baches plural, baches singular
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Etymology
A shortened form of "bachelor" (or "bachelor pad").