bride

1
[ brahyd ]
/ braɪd /

noun

a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.

Origin of bride

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English brȳd; cognate with Dutch bruid, German Braut, Old Norse brūthr, Gothic brūths

OTHER WORDS FROM bride

bride·less, adjective bride·like, adjective

Definition for bride (2 of 3)

bride 2
[ brahyd; French breed ]
/ braɪd; French brid /

noun

Also called bar, leg, tie. a connection consisting of a thread or a number of threads for joining various solid parts of a design in needlepoint lace.
an ornamental bonnet string.

Origin of bride

2
1865–70; < French: bonnet-string, bridle, Old French < Germanic; see bridle

Definition for bride (3 of 3)

Bride
[ brahyd ]
/ braɪd /

noun

Saint. Brigid, Saint.

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British Dictionary definitions for bride (1 of 3)

bride 1
/ (braɪd) /

noun

a woman who has just been or is about to be married

Word Origin for bride

Old English brӯd; related to Old Norse brūthr, Gothic brūths daughter-in-law, Old High German brūt

British Dictionary definitions for bride (2 of 3)

bride 2
/ (braɪd) /

noun

lacemaking needlework a thread or loop that joins parts of a pattern Also called: bar

Word Origin for bride

C19: from French, literally: bridle, probably of Germanic origin

British Dictionary definitions for bride (3 of 3)

Bride
/ (braɪd) /

noun

Saint Bride See Bridget (def. 1)

Idioms and Phrases with bride

bride

see give away (the bride).