bridesmaid

pronunciation

How to pronounce bridesmaid in British English: UK [ˈbraɪdzmeɪd]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding

Word Origin

bridesmaid (n.)
1550s, bridemaid, from bride + maid. The -s- is excrescent but began to appear by 1794 and the form with it predominated by the end of the 19c.

Antonym

n.

best man

Example

1. Would you like to be my bridesmaid ?
2. I have scraps of six shades of striped silk seersucker in a cupboard in the basement , left over from my bridesmaid dresses .
3. Consider a bridesmaid dress in white .
4. The royal wedding and the kardashian spectacle did share one thing : white bridesmaid dresses .
5. Bridesmaid 's dresses little white wedding dresses can even be chosen in black through the autumn season .

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