English → Latin
“bachelor” in Latin
caelebsunmarried, single; associated with or pertaining to being single, solitary or unmarried; of a genus name: not yet formalbaccalaureusbachelor
The English word bachelor itself goes back to Latin baccalārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bachelor
caelebs, qui uxorem numquam habuit (it is also applicable to a widower): a redoubted bachelor; qui abhorret ab uxore ducenda: a confirmed old bachelor, qui a ducenda uxore sic abhorret, ut libero lectulo neget esse quidquam jucundius.
In the Academic sense: baccalaureus (one who has taken his first degree, which degree is called baccalaureatus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bachelor?
- The usual Latin words for “bachelor” are caelebs, baccalaureus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.