- bridesmaid
- noun Date: 1552 1. a woman who is an attendant of a bride 2. one that finishes just behind the winner
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bridesmaid
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Bridesmaid — Brides maid , n. A female friend who attends on a bride at her wedding. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bridesmaid — 1550s, bridemaid, from BRIDE (Cf. bride) + MAID (Cf. maid). The s is excrescent but began to appear by 1794 and the form with it predominated by the end of the 19c … Etymology dictionary
bridesmaid — ► NOUN ▪ a girl or woman who accompanies a bride on her wedding day … English terms dictionary
bridesmaid — [brīdz′mād΄] n. 1. one of the women who attend the bride at a wedding 2. a runner up in a competition … English World dictionary
Bridesmaid — Maid of honor redirects here. For the UK royal court title, see Maid of Honour. For the Justice League episode, see Maid of Honor (Justice League episode). For other uses, see Bridesmaid (disambiguation). Seven bridesmaids in matching dresses,… … Wikipedia
bridesmaid — 1. noun A woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding group. 2. verb To act as a bridesmaid for; to attend the bride during a wedding ceremony. No, Trichy; I wont be Augustas bridesmaid; Ill bide my time for… … Wiktionary
bridesmaid — UK [ˈbraɪdzˌmeɪd] / US noun [countable] Word forms bridesmaid : singular bridesmaid plural bridesmaids a girl or young woman who helps a bride before and during her wedding … English dictionary
bridesmaid — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chief Bridesmaid is used before these nouns: ↑dress … Collocations dictionary
bridesmaid — [[t]bra͟ɪdzmeɪd[/t]] bridesmaids N COUNT A bridesmaid is a woman or a girl who helps and accompanies a bride on her wedding day … English dictionary
bridesmaid — noun 1》 a girl or woman who accompanies a bride on her wedding day. 2》 informal a person who never attains a desired goal. [from the saying always the bridesmaid and never the bride .] … English new terms dictionary
bridesmaid — see always a bridesmaid, never a bride … Proverbs new dictionary
