flower girl

noun

: a young girl who carries flowers at a wedding

Examples of flower girl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Caroline’s daughters, Rose and Tatiana, served as flower girls, while her son Jack was the couple’s ring bearer. Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024 As one of the youngest Duggars, Jordyn-Grace has served as a flower girl in several of her older siblings’ weddings. Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024 By contrast, the Steam Deck uses an AMD APU (named Aerith, after everyone's favorite flower girl from Final Fantasy 7) built around the older Zen 2 architecture and 7nm process, with four cores and 8 threads. PCMAG, 5 June 2024 Jesse’s family and cultural touchstones were honored in other ways; his toddler nephew and best friend’s daughter served as ring bearer and flower girl, and during the reception, the couple were lifted up above the crowd for a Jewish horah. Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for flower girl 

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Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flower girl was in 1902

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“Flower girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flower%20girl. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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