child bride

noun

1. a very young bride.

Word History and Origins

Origin of child bride¹

First recorded in 1835–45

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

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

These pieces of paper are more important to Bibi Nazdana than anything in the world: they are the divorce granted to her after a two-year court battle to free herself from life as a child bride.

From BBC

And she had thus far survived this journey without her family, who hoped she’d make it to Malaysia, where she was promised as a child bride to a man she had never met.

From Seattle Times

And she had thus far survived this journey without her family, who hoped she’d make it to Malaysia, where she was promised as a child bride to a man she had never met.

From Seattle Times