war bride
noun
a woman who marries a serviceman about to go overseas in wartime.
a woman who marries a foreign serviceman and goes to live in his country.
Origin of war bride
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby war bride
war,
war and peace,
war baby,
war between the states,
war bonnet,
war bride,
war chest,
war cloud,
war correspondent,
war crime,
war crimes
British Dictionary definitions for war bride
war bride
noun
a soldier's bride met as a result of troop movements in wartime, esp a foreign national