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bridesmaid

noun
noun
BrE BrE//ˈbraɪdzmeɪd//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈbraɪdzmeɪd//
Marriage
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a young woman or girl who helps a bride before and during the marriage ceremony Jo asked her sister to be (a) bridesmaid. compare best man, pageboy Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivechief See full entry See related entries: Marriage Word Originlate 18th cent.: alteration of earlier bridemaid.
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