bridesmaid
A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding partyA woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
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» I haven't picked my bridesmaids yet.
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2 sensesA woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
I'd love to be your bridesmaid at the wedding.
Brautjungfer
подру́жка неве́стыpodrúžka nevésty, подру́жкаpodrúžka, дру́жкаdrúžka
an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
A person or team that perennially finishes well, but never first.
Examples
20 sentencesI haven't picked my bridesmaids yet.
Have you ever been a bridesmaid?
She was a bridesmaid at the wedding.
ruОна была подружкой невесты на свадьбе. — Lenin_1917
I want you to be a bridesmaid.
Mary was a bridesmaid at our wedding.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From bride + -s- + maid. In the sports and entertainment sense: in reference to the sayingFrom bride + -s- + maid. In the sports and entertainment sense: in reference to the saying always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
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Forms
plural: bridesmaidsSynonyms
1 synonyms- an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding:maid of honor
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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