child bride
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of child bride
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Chase also had a 32-episode stint in the HBO polygamy drama Big Love, playing child bride Rhonda Volmer.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Afghan child bride is now a top bodybuilder.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2025
“I was called the child bride, but I was the adult and Jerry was the child,” says Williams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2022
A commission launched to investigate the case, also known as the "child bride case", concluded that the order was "clearly illegal".
From Reuters ● Dec. 13, 2021
Yet, she met respectable friends in Rochester, and grew from a child bride into a competent woman.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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