flower girl
Americannoun
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a young girl at a wedding ceremony who precedes the bride and carries or scatters flowers in her path.
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British. a woman who sells flowers in the street.
noun
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a girl or woman who sells flowers in the street
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a young girl who carries flowers in a procession, esp at weddings
Etymology
Origin of flower girl
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Later this month, the world premiere of Kurtag's second opera "Die Stechardin" about the 18th-century love story of a German polymath and a flower girl will cap the centenary of his birth.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
At 11 years old, I was a flower girl at my cousin’s wedding in Calabasas.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025
"She was due to be the flower girl at the wedding of her uncle and auntie which was due to take place the following weekend."
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025
When I was five, I was the flower girl at my Aunt Madeline's wedding at a Holiday Inn on Long Island.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2023
Then I remembered what Papa had said, and I stopped myself from falling into the whiff of salt air and flying off with the seagulls like some dreamy flower girl.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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