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bride

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bride
  2. bride-price
  3. bride service
  4. bride's basket
  5. bride's cake
  6. bride's chest
  7. mourning bride
  8. picture bride
  9. war bride

bride

noun \ˈbrīd\

: a woman who has just married or is about to be married

Full Definition of BRIDE

:  a woman just married or about to be married
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Examples of BRIDE

  1. the mother of the bride

Origin of BRIDE

Middle English, from Old English brȳd; akin to Old High German brūt bride
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with BRIDE

bide, chide, eyed, fried, glide, guide, hide, pied, pride, ride, side, slide, snide, stride, thighed, tide, tried, wide

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