Meanings
nounbride gift (plural bride gifts)
plural bride gifts · alternative bride-gift · alternative bridegift
- Synonym of bride price (“dowry”).
Synonyms: bride price
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of bride price (“dowry”).
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Origin
From bride + gift. Compare West Frisian breidsjefte (“dowry”), Dutch bruidsgift (“dowry”).
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APA
bride gift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bride%20gift
MLA
“bride gift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bride%20gift. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bride gift,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bride%20gift.
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