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bridemaid

noun

Etymology

From bride + maid.

  1. derived from *magaþs✻
  2. derived from *magaþ✻
  3. derived from mǣden
  4. derived from mæġden
  5. inherited from mayde
  6. compounded as bridemaid — “bride + maid”

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of bridesmaid.

    • "Lord love you, miss! we did think you were to be bridemaid, till mistress told us not to call you."

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA