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Bride

/bɹaɪd/

A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

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📖 Definitions of "Bride"

noun

1
A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
2
An object ardently loved.

verb

1
To make a bride of

🔄 Synonyms of "Bride"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
bridgetnoun	A female given name from Irish.
saint bridenoun	irish abbess; a patron saint of ireland (453-523)
brigidnoun	A female given name from Irish, equivalent to English Bridget, sometimes borrowed from Irish.
saint bridgetnoun	irish abbess; a patron saint of ireland (453-523)
saint brigidnoun	irish abbess; a patron saint of ireland (453-523)

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bride"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
brigidnoun	A female given name from Irish, equivalent to English Bridget, sometimes borrowed from Irish.
bridgetnoun	A female given name from Irish.
saint bridenoun	irish abbess; a patron saint of ireland (453-523)
saint bridgetnoun	irish abbess; a patron saint of ireland (453-523)
saint brigidnoun	irish abbess; a patron saint of ireland (453-523)
st. bridenoun	irish abbess; a patron saint of ireland (453-523)
st. bridgetnoun	irish abbess; a patron saint of ireland (453-523)
st. brigidnoun	irish abbess; a patron saint of ireland (453-523)
groomnoun	A man who is about to marry.
bride-to-benoun	A woman who is soon to be married.
weddingnoun	A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.
fiancéenoun	(formal, somewhat dated) A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.
fianceenoun	Alternative spelling of fiancée. [(formal, somewhat dated) A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.]
fiancénoun	A man who is engaged to be married; the man to whom one is engaged; an intended.
fiancenoun	Alternative spelling of fiancé. [A man who is engaged to be married; the man to whom one is engaged; an intended.]
engaged	Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
marriednoun	A married person.
marriagenoun	A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.
wedlocknoun	The state of being married.
marryverb	(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.