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child bride

American  

noun

  1. a very young bride.


Etymology

Origin of child bride

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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Afghan child bride is now a top bodybuilder.

From MarketWatch Nov. 12, 2025

Dashi, who arrived in the UK a child bride, 13, from Somalia, has called for more education to "bring communities together".

From BBC Aug. 29, 2025

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

Arguably the most impressively versatile actor in Latin America today, Alfredo Castro plays Pedro, a photographer for hire entrusted with preserving the image of a child bride on one of his plates.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 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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