bride·groom
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| a newly married man or a man about to be married. |
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n. A man who is about to be married or has recently been married. [Alteration (influenced by groom) of Middle English bridegome, from Old English brȳdguma : brȳd, bride; see bride + guma, man; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.] |
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bridegroom
O.E. brydguma "suitor," from bryd "bride" + guma "man" (cf. O.N. gumi, O.H.G. gomo, cognate with L. homo "man"). Ending altered 16c. by folk etymology after groom "groom, boy, lad" (q.v.). Common Gmc. term, except in Goth., which used bruþsfaþs, lit. "bride's lord."
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| bridegroom | |
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| 1. | a man who has recently been married [syn: groom] |
| 2. | a man participant in his own marriage ceremony [syn: groom] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈbridegroom noun
a man about to be married, or newly married
See also: bride, bridesmaid, bridal
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Bridegroom
Bride"groom`\ (-gr[=oo]m`), n. [OE. bridegome, brudgume, AS. br[=y]dguma (akin to OS. br[=u]digumo, D. bruidegom, bruigom, OHG. pr[=u]tigomo, MHG. briutegome, G. br["a]utigam); AS. br[=y]d bride + guma man, akin to Goth. guma, Icel. gumi, OHG. gomo, L. homo; the insertion of r being caused by confusion with groom. See Bride, and cf. Groom, Homage.] A man newly married, or just about to be married.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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