bride-to-be

noun

Etymology

From bride + -to-be.

  1. inherited from *brūdiz — “bride
  2. inherited from *brūdi
  3. inherited from brȳd — “bride
  4. inherited from bride
  5. suffixed as bride-to-be — “bride + to-be

Definitions

  1. A woman who is soon to be married.

    • The etiquette of a royal wedding might vary according to the status of those entering into wedlock, but wherever possible it was preferred that a foreign bride-to-be should make the journey to be married, and settled, in England.

The neighborhood

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