junior bridesmaid

noun

A young woman who is too young to be a full bridesmaid, but too old to be a flower girl. The junior bridesmaid usually walks down the aisle unaccompanied by a groomsman, but can be accompanied if the wedding party has an uneven number of people.

Meanings

nounjunior bridesmaid (plural junior bridesmaids)

plural junior bridesmaids

  1. A young woman who is too young to be a full bridesmaid, but too old to be a flower girl. The junior bridesmaid usually walks down the aisle unaccompanied by a groomsman, but can be accompanied if the wedding party has an uneven number of people.
Cite this entry
APA

junior bridesmaid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20bridesmaid

MLA

“junior bridesmaid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20bridesmaid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “junior bridesmaid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20bridesmaid.

Source: junior bridesmaid on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.