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bride

  • noun
  • /bɹaɪd/

A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

Other meanings

  1. an individual loop or other device connecting the patterns in lacework

  2. An object ardently loved.

Example sentences

  • “The bride stands out on her throne.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Old English "brȳd".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “bride” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.