bride

¹

[ brahyd ]

noun

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

bride

²

[ brahyd; French breed ]

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.

Bride

³

[ brahyd ]

noun

1. Saint. Brigid, Saint.

bride

¹

/ braɪd /

noun

1. lacemaking needlework a thread or loop that joins parts of a pattern Also calledbar

bride

²

/ braɪd /

noun

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

Bride

³

/ braɪd /

noun

1. See Bridget
   Saint Bride
   Saint Bride See Bridget

Other Words From

• brideless adjective
• bridelike adjective

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bride¹

C19: from French, literally: bridle , probably of Germanic origin

Origin of bride²

Old English brӯd ; related to Old Norse brūthr , Gothic brūths daughter-in-law, Old High German brūt

Idioms and Phrases

see give away (the bride) .

Example Sentences

If a reasonable amount of time goes by and you have not received thanks — and you have other reasons to contact the mother, besides checking up on the bride — then yes, you may casually mention your fears.

From Washington Post

One of the Walton sons was even married in Elkton to his 17-year old bride on the TV show The Waltons.

From Time

On the morning after their wedding night, he rolls over to snuggle with his new bride as she sleeps.

From Washington Post

For such men, it is convenient to purchase a bride across state for a cheaper price.

From No Straight News

These gender imbalances have increased cross-cultural and cross-regional marriages, which has in turn exacerbated trafficking of brides in India.

From No Straight News

When she arrived, she saw that Little Snow White was the bride.

From The Daily Beast

He became paranoid that his bride would be kidnapped, and told her to never go to the same place twice.

From The Daily Beast

Women threw rice on peshmerga fighters, a tradition practiced at Syrian weddings when neighbors welcome the bride and groom.

From The Daily Beast

Shrien Dewani looked like a broken man after the November 2010 carjacking that left his new bride dead.

From The Daily Beast

He had some help, too—the entire cast and crew of The Princess Bride contributed cherished memories to the tome.

From The Daily Beast

The bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.

From Project Gutenberg

The hour was beyond the time in which he ought to have been in the imperial boudoir, to await the hand of his intended bride.

From Project Gutenberg

Bride and bridegroom, accompanied by the weeping crowd, proceeded to the castle gate.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the custom among these people for the lover to give his bride as fine a present as her parents think suitable.

From Project Gutenberg

Next night at dinner I proposed Sir Alister's health, and we all drank to him and his "bride-to-be."

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bride-to-be
• newlywed