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

Sweeney, founder of Fifty-Fifty Films, called out Tinseltown’s alleged faux feminism months after “Father of the Bride” producer Carol Baum dismissed her star power.

From Los Angeles Times

"And it was light and nothing, no tongue, and it was beautiful, it was 'The Princess Bride,'" she said, adding that it feels like such a figment that Taddeo doesn’t even remember how it happened.

From Salon

“And then there’s the Bride of Frankenstein. The Bride of Frankenstein is in ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ for about five minutes.

From Los Angeles Times

But now, after four decades of features, including such generational touchstones as “The Princess Bride” and “When Harry Met Sally…,” he’s made a legit documentary.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike “The Princess Bride” and “Star Trek” reunions, “The West Wing” special is not expressly partisan.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bride-to-be
• newlywed