mail-order bride

noun

A woman who is listed in a catalogue to be selected by a man for marriage.

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Meanings

nounmail-order bride (plural mail-order brides)

plural mail-order brides

  1. A woman who is listed in a catalogue to be selected by a man for marriage.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 郵購新娘 /邮购新娘
  • 郵購新娘 /邮购新娘 (yóugòu xīnniáng)a woman in a catalogue for marriage
Dutch importbruid
  • importbruida woman in a catalogue for marriage
Finnish postimyyntimorsian
  • postimyyntimorsiana woman in a catalogue for marriage
Polish panna młoda z katalogu
  • panna młoda z katalogua woman in a catalogue for marriage
Russian неве́ста по по́чте
  • неве́ста по по́чте (nevésta po póčte)a woman in a catalogue for marriage
Cite this entry
APA

mail-order bride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mail-order%20bride

MLA

“mail-order bride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mail-order%20bride. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mail-order bride,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mail-order%20bride.

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