bride

¹ American  

[brahyd] / braɪd /

noun

1. a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.

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bride ² American  

[brahyd, breed] / braɪd, brid /

noun

1. Also called bar, leg, tie.  a connection consisting of a thread or a number of threads for joining various solid parts of a design in needlepoint lace.

2. an ornamental bonnet string.

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Bride ³ American  

[brahyd] / braɪd /

noun

1. Saint. Brigid, Saint.

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Bride ¹ British  

/ braɪd /

noun

1. See Bridget

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bride ² British  

/ braɪd /

noun

1. a woman who has just been or is about to be married

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bride ³ British  

/ braɪd /

noun

1. Also called: bar.  lacemaking needlework a thread or loop that joins parts of a pattern

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bride Idioms  

1. see give away (the bride).

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Other Word Forms

• brideless adjective
• bridelike adjective

Etymology

Origin of bride¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English brȳd; cognate with Dutch bruid, German Braut, Old Norse brūthr, Gothic brūths

Origin of bride²

1865–70; < French: bonnet-string, bridle, Old French < Germanic; bridle

Example Sentences

“Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” is a horror drama centering on a soon-to-be bride and groom, although the title seems to imply they never make it to the altar.

From Los Angeles Times

It marked the last time full-length dress was worn by a member of the royal family who was not the bride for a wedding.

From BBC

Tennis legend Venus Williams wed Danish model and actor Andrea Preti over the weekend in Florida, the new bride announced in a shared post.

From Los Angeles Times

It will be a completely new festive experience for her, and while she and the bride will spend time reminiscing about their childhoods in Cardiff, she admits a "dark cloud" hangs over her home city.

From BBC

Why this jumped out instead of that hanging bride sculpture or a signed dollar from Microsoft founder Bill Gates is hard to say.

From Salon

Related Words

• bride-to-be
• newlywed