flower girl

noun

: a young girl who carries flowers at a wedding

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Danson's daughter Kate and Steenburgen's daughter Lily were bridesmaids, while Danson's youngest, Alexis, walked the aisle as the flower girl. Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 Monaleo shared some of her unique choices, such as making her and her partner's grandmothers the flower girls. Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025 Through the grueling process, the professor, Henry Higgins, and the flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, form a bond that is deeper than either could have expected. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025 Will Jason's daughters be the flower girls? Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flower girl

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 15 Oct. 2025.

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