flower girl

American  

noun

1. a young girl at a wedding ceremony who precedes the bride and carries or scatters flowers in her path.

2. British. a woman who sells flowers in the street.

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flower girl British  

noun

1. a girl or woman who sells flowers in the street

2. a young girl who carries flowers in a procession, esp at weddings

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Etymology

Origin of flower girl

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Later this month, the world premiere of Kurtag's second opera "Die Stechardin" about the 18th-century love story of a German polymath and a flower girl will cap the centenary of his birth.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

There were even misty-eyed stories of how the last time the European Figure Skating Championships were held in Sheffield in 2012, Fear was a flower girl.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

At 11 years old, I was a flower girl at my cousin’s wedding in Calabasas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

She was just the flower girl at a wedding in San Diego the other night, and watching that, you know so much about fatherhood just doing that.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024

I will look pretty in my flower girl dress.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia