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bridesmaid

Pronunciation: /ˈbrʌɪdzmeɪd/

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Definition of bridesmaid

noun

  • 1a girl or woman, usually one of several, who accompanies a bride on her wedding day: her sister asked her to be chief bridesmaid
  • 2 informal a person who never attains a desire or goal.
    [from the saying ‘always the bridesmaid and never the bride’]

Origin:

late 18th century: alteration of earlier bridemaid

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