bridesmaid
English
/ˈbɹaɪdzˌmeɪd/
noun
Definitions
- A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
- (sports) A person or team that perennially finishes well, but never first.
Etymology
Affix from English bride + English maid.
Origin
English
maid
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- barmaid English
- bondmaid English
- bride English
- bride-to-be English
- bridebed English
- bridecake English
- bridechamber English
- bridegift English
- bridehood English
- brideless English
- bridelike English
- bridelock English
- bridely English
- bridemaid English
- bridesmaiden English
- bridesmaiding English
- bridewain English
- bridewealth English
- bridewear English
- bridewort English
- bridey English
- bridezilla English
- bridie English
- brosmaid English
- chambermaid English
- cookmaid English
- cyberbride English
- dairymaid English
- dwarfmaid English
- elfmaid English
- fairmaid English
- groomsmaid English
- handmaid English
- housemaid English
- kitchenmaid English
- laundrymaid English
- maid English
- maiden English
- maidhood English
- maidish English
- maidkin English
- maidless English
- maidlike English
- maidly English
- maidmarian English
- maidservant English
- mermaid English
- milkmaid English
- nursemaid English
- nurserymaid English
- pantrymaid English
- parlormaid English
- parlourmaid English
- schoolmaid English
- seamaid English
- servingmaid English
- shopmaid English
- メイド Japanese
- bride Middle English
- mayde Middle English
- maid Cebuano
- braed Bislama
- maid
- bride
- bridie
- maidly
- bridey
- maiden
- seamaid
- bridely
- maidkin
- maidish
- mermaid
- elfmaid
- barmaid
- fairmaid
- maidlike
- maidhood
- shopmaid
- maidless
- bridebed
- bondmaid
- brosmaid
- milkmaid
- cookmaid
- handmaid
- bridelike
- bridelock
- brideless
- bridecake
- bridegift
- nursemaid
- bridewear
- bridewort
- bridehood
- dairymaid
- bridemaid
- housemaid
- bridewain
- dwarfmaid
- groomsmaid
- pantrymaid
- maidmarian
- parlormaid
- schoolmaid
- cyberbride
- bridezilla
- laundrymaid
- maidservant
- nurserymaid
- bride-to-be
- kitchenmaid
- chambermaid
- parlourmaid
- bridewealth
- servingmaid
- bridesmaiden
- bridechamber
- bridesmaiding