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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.
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Origin:
1545–55; bride1 + 's1 + maid
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bridesmaid (ˈbraɪdzˌmeɪd)
 
—n
matron of honour Compare maid of honour a girl or young unmarried woman who attends a bride at her wedding

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bridesmaid
1550s, bridemaid, from bride + maid. The -s- is excrescent but began to appear by 1794 and the form with it predominated by the end of the 19c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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