paranymph
[ par-uh-nimf ]
noun
a groomsman or a bridesmaid.
(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
1Words Nearby paranymph
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How to use paranymph in a sentence
These crowds you complain of are evidence that I have not discharged the function of paranymph in vain.
The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I | Marcus Dods
British Dictionary definitions for paranymph
paranymph
/ (ˈpærəˌnɪmf) /
noun
archaic a bridesmaid or best man
Origin of paranymph
1C16: via Late Latin from Greek paranumphos, from para- 1 + numphē bride (literally: person beside the bride)
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