"son of a bachelor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sons of a bachelor [plural], sons of bachelors [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|son of a bitch}} son of a bitch, {{m|en|bitch}} bitch, {{m|en|bachelor}} bachelor Head templates: {{en-noun|sons of a bachelor|sons of bachelors}} son of a bachelor (plural sons of a bachelor or sons of bachelors)
  1. (euphemistic, uncommon) Son of a bitch. Tags: euphemistic, uncommon Categories (topical): English minced oaths

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