bridesmaid
noun/ˈbraɪdzmeɪd/
/ˈbraɪdzmeɪd/
- a young woman or girl who helps a bride before and during the marriage ceremony
- Jo asked her sister to be (a) bridesmaid.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chief
Word Originlate 18th cent.: alteration of earlier bridemaid.Definitions on the go
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