bride
noun
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
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bride
1 American
[brahyd]
/ braɪd /
noun
bride
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American
[brahyd, br eed]
/ braɪd, brid /
noun
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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.
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an ornamental bonnet string.
Bride
3
American
[brahyd]
/ braɪd /
noun
Bride
1
British
/ braɪd /
noun
bride
2
British
/ braɪd /
noun
bride
3
British
/ braɪd /
noun
bride
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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; see bridle
Example Sentences
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On Friday, Nottingham Crown Court heard it was originally planned for the bride, from Pakistan, to be married to one of the brothers.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
During the song, her dancers covered her with white gloved hands, transforming her into the Venus De Milo, then a bride, and eventually an angel.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
The mother of the bride, Phyllis Amaral, shepherded family members to a handful of front-row folding chairs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Such waivers existed before the rise of GLP-1s, but are more fraught when a bride is losing a substantial amount of weight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
She was a lovely bride, of course, and you know how Beatrice likes to be the center of attention.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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