bride

¹

[ brahyd ]

noun

1. a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.

bride

²

[ brahyd; French breed ]

noun

1. Also called bar, leg, tie. a connection consisting of a thread or a number of threads for joining various solid parts of a design in needlepoint lace.
2. an ornamental bonnet string.

Bride

³

[ brahyd ]

noun

1. Saint. Brigid, Saint.

Bride

¹

/ braɪd /

noun

1. Saint Bride
   See Bridget

bride

²

/ braɪd /

noun

1. lacemaking needlework a thread or loop that joins parts of a pattern Also calledbar

bride

³

/ braɪd /

noun

1. a woman who has just been or is about to be married

Other Words From

• brideless adjective
• bridelike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bride¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English brȳd; cognate with Dutch bruid, German Braut, Old Norse brūthr, Gothic brūths

Origin of bride²

1865–70; < French: bonnet-string, bridle, Old French < Germanic; bridle

Word History and Origins

Origin of bride¹

C19: from French, literally: bridle , probably of Germanic origin

Origin of bride²

Old English brӯd ; related to Old Norse brūthr , Gothic brūths daughter-in-law, Old High German brūt

Idioms and Phrases

see give away (the bride) .

Example Sentences

The last queen of France, Marie Antoinette was born in Austria in 1755 and sent to France to be the child bride of the future King Louis XVI.

From BBC

Among the people who saw the posts was his new bride.

From BBC

As the band played There's No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake, the bride was lifted into the air and carried by fellow fans, still in her wedding dress.

From BBC

He was heavily criticised both online and on the show for telling his new bride during their honeymoon that he had "rarely gone for the curvier person".

From BBC

Sister Megan is a virginal bride of Christ, and a journalist with a morbid fascination with serial killers and crime scenes.

From Salon

Related Words

• bride-to-be
• newlywed