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Bridesmaid - 4 dictionary results

brides⋅maid

[brahydz-meyd]
–noun
1. a young woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony.
2. Informal. a person, group, etc., that is in a secondary position, never quite attains a goal, etc.: Bridesmaids for 12 seasons, the Eagles finally won the championship.

Origin:
1545–55; bride 1 + 's 1 + maid
Language Translation for : Bridesmaid
Spanish: dama de honor, German: die Brautjungfer, Japanese: 花嫁の付添い
brides·maid     (brīdz'mād')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A woman who attends the bride at a wedding.

bridesmaid

noun
an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding 

Bridesmaid

Bride"maid`\, n., Brideman \Bride"man\, n. See Bridesmaid, Bridesman.

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