flower girl

noun

1. a young girl at a wedding ceremony who precedes the bride and carries or scatters flowers in her path.
2. British. a woman who sells flowers in the street.

flower girl

noun

1. a girl or woman who sells flowers in the street
2. a young girl who carries flowers in a procession, esp at weddings

Word History and Origins

Origin of flower girl¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

She was just the flower girl at a wedding in San Diego the other night, and watching that, you know so much about fatherhood just doing that.

From Salon

In the original, a male sculptor creates and falls in love with a beautiful statue; in George Bernard Shaw’s play “Pygmalion” and in the Lerner-Loewe musical “My Fair Lady,” she’s a Cockney flower girl.

From New York Times

When I was five, I was the flower girl at my Aunt Madeline's wedding at a Holiday Inn on Long Island.

From Salon

His daughter, the flower girl, sparkled as the bride’s “mini-me,” Ms. Wagner said, in a fluffy white dress.

From New York Times

At the ceremony, Mr. Bennett’s grandmother served as the flower girl, a special gesture thought up by Ms. Van Groll, who is taking her husband’s surname.

From New York Times