bride

noun

ˈbrīd 

: a woman just married or about to be married

Examples of bride in a Sentence

the mother of the bride

Recent Examples on the Web

Jowsey doesn’t have to choose his future bride alone, though. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

The bride, in character, played with my mom’s long human hair in faux wonder, and Frankenstein reached out with his huge green hand to shake my dad’s hand. — Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

The two recently attended the wedding of Kelce’s former teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster and his bride, Laura Kruk, their first public event as husband and wife. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 July 2026

While the bride and groom have yet to share any photos from their big day, Sports Illustrated model Camille Kostek revealed new details about Swift’s custom Dior wedding dress in a new interview. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English brȳd; akin to Old High German brūt bride

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing bride

• bride-price
• bride-to-be
• war bride

Rhymes for bride

• bide
• chide
• cried
• died
• dried
• dyed
• eid
• eide
• eyed
• flied
• fried
• glide

Kids Definition

bride

noun

ˈbrīd 

: a woman just married or about to be married