bridesmaid
noun
brides·maid
ˈbrīdz-ˌmād 
1
: a woman who is an attendant of a bride
2
: one that finishes just behind the winner
Examples of bridesmaid in a Sentence
I was a bridesmaid in my sister's wedding.
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Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 10 June 2026
That’s a lot of years being the bridesmaid, not the bride.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The celebration was a family affair as Peter's teen daughters, Savannah, 15, and Isla, 14, and Harriet's daughter, Georgina, 13, all acted as bridesmaids on the big day and carried Harriet's train at the church ceremony.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Sperling, whose father Rupert Sanders died in 2023, was walked down the aisle by her brother, Nicholas; her bridesmaids, also wearing Emilia Wickstead, were her daughter, Georgina Sperling, and Phillips’s daughters, Savannah Phillips and Isla Phillips.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for bridesmaid
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“Bridesmaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bridesmaid. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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bridesmaid
noun
brides·maid
ˈbrīdz-ˌmād
: a woman who attends a bride at her wedding
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