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    Bridie
    noun
    a female given name, form of Bridget.
  • bridie
    bridie
    noun
    a semicircular pie containing meat and onions

Bridie

American  
[brahy-dee] / ˈbraɪ di /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Bridget.


Bridie 1 British  
/ ˈbraɪdɪ /

noun

  1. James , real name Osborne Henry Mavor . 1888–1951, Scottish physician and dramatist, who founded the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre. His plays include The Anatomist (1930)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bridie 2 British  
/ ˈbrəɪdɪ, ˈbraɪdɪ /

noun

  1. a semicircular pie containing meat and onions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bridie

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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“This is unlike any public comment I’ve ever made,” said parent Bridie Lee, one of the leaders of the group Schools Beyond Screens L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Bridie Lee, a parent at Ivanhoe Elementary in Silver Lake, wants the new policy to take effect — with more restrictions — for all grades starting this fall.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

"Jolene's future was so bright, with a desire to become a sports physiotherapist," her mother Bridie recalled.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2025

"I want to commend Sean's wife, Bridie, and the entire family who did not give up despite decades of delay and denial," she said.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2024

You think I'm a doddering old fool," he said, "but, by gad, Tony, the most sensible thing I ever did in my life was to marry Bridie Ma-lone!

From Lady Bountiful by George A. Birmingham

On Friday, he opened with a bridie and had a temporary cushion with five birdies in a six-hole stretch midway through his round.

From Seattle Times Jun. 30, 2023

She was but a maid seeking to know what love might be, and as she wandered on, she nibbled dreamily at a hot sweet-smelling bridie, whose gravy oozed deliciously through a bursting paper-bag.

From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

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