bride

bride · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A woman on her wedding day or just before and after the event.

  2. 2.

    A woman who has just got married.

Forms

plural: brides

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    blushing bride — a shy or modest bride
  • •
    bride-to-be — a woman engaged to be married
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    here comes the bride — traditional phrase announcing the bride's entrance
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    give away the bride — to escort the bride to the altar

Related words

Antonyms: groom
See also: bridal, bridesmaid, groom, wedding
Synonyms: newlywed, wife-to-be

Etymology

From Old English "brȳd" meaning bride or betrothed woman, from Proto-Germanic "*brūdiz," related to German "Braut" and Dutch "bruid."