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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Yet, this doesn't seem to be enough time for the bridesmaid in question.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 June 2025
When Chance got married, Johns served as a bridesmaid in her wedding.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
White and the bridesmaids in their accidentally matching dresses.
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By the time Danielle asked Margaret to be a bridesmaid in her wedding — a union with the same expiration date as a manager’s-special pack of chicken drumsticks the week after Memorial Day — the friendship was already on shaky ground.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 June 2025
When Chance got married, Johns served as a bridesmaid in her wedding.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
White and the bridesmaids in their accidentally matching dresses.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
By the time Danielle asked Margaret to be a bridesmaid in her wedding — a union with the same expiration date as a manager’s-special pack of chicken drumsticks the week after Memorial Day — the friendship was already on shaky ground.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 11 June 2025
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“Bridesmaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bridesmaid. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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bridesmaid
noun
brides·maid
ˈbrīdz-ˌmād
: a woman who attends a bride at her wedding
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