Meanings
nounbridemaid (plural bridemaids)
plural bridemaids
- archaicArchaic form of bridesmaid.
"Lord love you, miss! we did think you were to be bridemaid, till mistress told us not to call you."
1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 135
Origin
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bridemaid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridemaid
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“bridemaid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridemaid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bridemaid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridemaid.
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