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English
Etymology
Attested from 1657. 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.
Noun
son of a bachelor (plural sons of a bachelor or sons of bachelors)
- (euphemistic, uncommon) Son of a bitch.
1657, Thomas Jordan, The walks of Islington and Hogsdon, with the humours of Woodstreet-compter, a comedy., act 4, scene 2:You son of a Batchelor, do you throw your Pispots upon my head?