bride

/braɪd/
/braɪd/
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Other forms: brides

Definitions of bride
  1. noun
    a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
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    type of:
    participant
    someone who takes part in an activity
  2. noun
    a woman who has recently been married
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    types:
    war bride
    bride of a serviceman during wartime
    type of:
    honeymooner, newlywed
    someone recently married
Pronunciation
US
/braɪd/
UK
/braɪd/
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