bridegroom
pronunciation
How to pronounce bridegroom in British English:
UK [ˈbraɪdɡruːm]
How to pronounce bridegroom in American English:
US [ˈbraɪdɡruːm]
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- Noun:
- a man who has recently been married
- a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
Word Origin
- bridegroom
- bridegroom: see groom
- bridegroom (n.)
- Old English brydguma "suitor," from bryd "bride" (see bride) + guma "man" (source also of Old Norse gumi, Old High German gomo, cognate with Latin homo "man;" see homunculus). Ending altered 16c. by folk etymology after groom (n.) "groom, boy, lad" (q.v.). Common Germanic compound (compare Old Saxon brudigumo, Old Norse bruðgumi, Old High German brutigomo, German Bräutigam), except in Gothic, which used bruþsfaþs, literally "bride's lord."
Example
- 1. And the garland is ready for the bridegroom .
- 2. Wedding favours are a fantastic way for the bridegroom to thank their guests and it need not be an expensive exercise .
- 3. In a village in egypt , the bridegroom takes the bride in his arms , and they jump together into a big tub full of water .
- 4. According to the latest survey by theknot , the average bridegroom spent $ 5400 on an engagement ring last year .
- 5. Like a bridegroom in church , vladimir putin arrived for the ceremony first .