bride-to-be

noun

A woman who is soon to be married.

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fiancee
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Meanings

nounbride-to-be (plural brides-to-be)

plural brides-to-be

  1. A woman who is soon to be married.

    The etiquette of a royal wedding might vary according to the status of those entering into wedlock, but wherever possible it was preferred that a foreign bride-to-be should make the journey to be married, and settled, in England.

    2011, Emily Brand, Royal Weddings, Shire Publications, published 2011, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna woman who is engaged to be married

Similar
fiancee
Broader
betrothedwomanadult female

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bride + -to-be.

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APA

bride-to-be. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bride-to-be

MLA

“bride-to-be.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bride-to-be. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bride-to-be,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bride-to-be.

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