[brahyd-groom, -groo
m] 
| a newly married man or a man about to be married. |
| bride·groom (brīd'grōōm', -grŏŏm') 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.] |