flower girl

a young girl at a wedding ceremony who precedes the bride and carries or scatters flowers in her path.

British. a woman who sells flowers in the street.

Origin of flower girl

First recorded in 1780–90

In very truth, Ramûa of Beltani's house, the flower-girl of the temple of the great goddess, was a goodly sight for tired eyes.

Istar of Babylon |Margaret Horton Potter
There might be fitness in offering a kiss on account, though that, of course, would depend on the flower-girl.

Prose Fancies |Richard Le Gallienne
The flower-girl looked after them and sighed,—a long, weary sigh, as she watched the frolicsome Lily.

Daisy's Work |Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe) Mathews
The flower-girl, nodding and smiling, distributed her violets, embedded in geraniums.

The Hill of Venus |Nathan Gallizier

She knocks an old gentleman's hat off into the gutter, and nearly blinds the flower-girl before it occurs to her to close it.

The Second Thoughts of An Idle Fellow |Jerome K. Jerome

flower girl

a girl or woman who sells flowers in the street

US and Scot a young girl who carries flowers in a procession, esp at weddings