bach
1 of 2verb
ˈbach 
variants or less commonly batch
bached also batched; baching also batching; baches also batches
intransitive verb
: to live as a bachelor —often used with it
bach
2 of 2noun
New Zealand
: a small house or weekend cottage
Synonyms
Noun
- cabin
- camp
- chalet
- cottage
- lodge
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Hannah Rimm, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2020 For summer vacation, from Christmas to February, Kiwis tramp along a Great Walk, or tent near a stream, or drive a campervan from forest to forest, or rent a bach — a beach house — on the coast. Longreads, 18 Sep. 2019
Noun
Our bach boy Peter continues to have no real conversations with literally anyone, but does manage to (probably) sleep with two women and definitely piss off a third one. Hannah Rimm, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2020 For summer vacation, from Christmas to February, Kiwis tramp along a Great Walk, or tent near a stream, or drive a campervan from forest to forest, or rent a bach — a beach house — on the coast. Longreads, 18 Sep. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Noun
short for bachelor entry 1
First Known Use
Verb
1865, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1925, in the meaning defined above
Biographical Definition
Bach 1 of 4
biographical name (1)
ˈbäḵ ˈbäk
ˈbäk Carl Philipp Emanuel 1714–1788 son of Johann Sebastian Bach German composer
Bach
2 of 4biographical name (2)
Johann Christian 1735–1782 son of Johann Sebastian Bach German organist and composer
Bach
3 of 4biographical name (3)
Johann Sebastian 1685–1750 German organist and composer
Bach
4 of 4biographical name (4)
Wilhelm Friedemann 1710–1784 son of Johann Sebastian Bach German composer
baches
noun
as in cottages
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use maintains a bach in South Island's Fiordland Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cottages
- cabins
- chalets
- bungalows
- huts
- shacks
- camps
- lodges
- summerhouses
- shanties
- dachas
- cots