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groomsmaid

noun

Etymology

From groom + -s- + maid, by analogy with groomsman and bridesmaid.

  1. derived from *magaþs✻
  2. derived from *magaþ✻
  3. derived from mǣden
  4. derived from mæġden
  5. inherited from mayde
  6. formed as groomsmaid — “groom + -s- + maid”

Definitions

  1. A woman who attends a groom during his wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party.

    • The groom's sister, Brüch Clift of Anchorage, was groomsmaid.
    • The groomsmaid dress: I was a groomsmaid — meaning, I stood on the groom’s side in support of my male friend.
    • Now that I think about it, I also tried the brewery’s East India Pale Ale, while hanging out at the apartment of my friend Michelle, who served as a groomsmaid at the big event, on the afternoon of the wedding.

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