paranymph

[ par-uh-nimf ]
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noun
  1. a groomsman or a bridesmaid.

  2. (in ancient Greece)

    • a friend who accompanied the bridegroom when he went to bring home the bride.

    • the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom.

Origin of paranymph

1
1585–95; <Late Latin paranymphus<Greek paránymphos (masculine and feminine) groomsman, bridesmaid, literally, person beside the bride. See para-1, nymph

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paranymph

/ (ˈpærəˌnɪmf) /


noun
  1. archaic a bridesmaid or best man

Origin of paranymph

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C16: via Late Latin from Greek paranumphos, from para- 1 + numphē bride (literally: person beside the bride)

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