Bride
/braɪd/
nounBeginner📊CommonPerson
1 meaning1 idiom/phrase1 question
Definitions
1
A woman who is getting married.
/braɪd/
nounpositiveBeginner
Person
A woman on her wedding day.
The bride and groom exchanged vows.
💡 Simply: The woman getting married.
More Examples
2
The bride's dress was beautiful.
How It's Used
Wedding Ceremonies
"The bride walked down the aisle, radiant in her white dress."
Idioms & expressions
bride-to-be
A woman who is engaged to be married.
"The bride-to-be is busy planning her wedding."
From Old English *brȳd, meaning 'woman, wife'. Related to Old High German *bruut and Old Norse *brúðr.
The word 'bride' has been used in English for centuries, essentially maintaining its meaning of a woman about to be married.
Memory tip
Think of 'bridal' - related to weddings.
Word Origin
LanguageOld English
Original meaning
"woman, wife"
Base: bride
bride and groombride's dressbride's maid
Common misspellings
bridedbryde
Practice
Usage
20%Spoken
80%Written