bride

noun

ˈbrīd 

: a woman just married or about to be married

Examples of bride in a Sentence

the mother of the bride

Recent Examples on the Web

The couple also dazzled in several other diamond pieces from the designer, including the bride's white gold diamond tennis bracelet and necklace. —Erin Clack, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025

The couple turned to Facebook to see if someone recognized the bride or her bridesmaids in the pictures. —Devyn Byers, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025

But just three days after his wedding, war called him to leave his new bride in their honeymoon suite in Prague, per the digital exhibition guide. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025

While the bride took the lead on ideating the wedding, Michael worked on curating their 34-day honeymoon around Europe that would follow. —Shelby Wax, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English brȳd; akin to Old High German brūt bride

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing bride

• bride-price
• bride-to-be
• war bride

Rhymes for bride

• bide
• chide
• cried
• died
• dried
• dyed
• eid
• eide
• eyed
• flied
• fried
• glide

Kids Definition

bride

noun

ˈbrīd 

: a woman just married or about to be married