bride

Speech parts

1. bride - Noun

2. bride - Verb

3. Bride - Proper noun

Meaning

A woman newly married, or about to be married.

Fig.: An object ardently loved.

To make a bride of.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Brigid Bridget consort betrothed fiancee newlywed Saint Bride Saint Bridget Saint Brigid marriage partner dutch benedict lady marriage married
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Antonyms

benedict lackey adjutant husband couple boy
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Hypernyms

player participant newlywed honeymooner

Hyponyms

war bride

Phrases with the word

always a bridesmaid, never a bride always the bridesmaid, never the bride bride's maid St Bride's-super-Ely June bride st. bride

Anagrams

bider birde rebid debri

Examples

A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil. She wants to see what she is getting. Helen Rowland

A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over. Honoré de Balzac

You Americans, you treat the Third World in the way an Iraqi peasant treats his new bride. Three days of honeymoon, and then it's off to the fields. Saddam Hussein

The bride who wears four petticoats has a lot to hide. Persian Proverb

A foolish bride gets no presents. Hindi Proverb

Blest is the bride the sun shines on. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

bridalwear Bridcutt briddle bride money Bride of the Red Sea Bride of the Sea