bridesmaidenn.

Brit.

/ˈbrʌɪdzˌmeɪdn/, U.S.

/ˈbraɪdzˌmeɪd(ə)n/

Forms:

α. 1600s– bridemaiden.

β. 1600s– bridesmaiden.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bride n.¹, maiden n.

Etymology: In α. forms < bride n.¹ + maiden n. In β. forms < the genitive of bride n.¹ + maiden n. Compare earlier bridesmaid n. and forms at that entry.

Now chiefly archaic.

A bridesmaid. Also in figurative Christian contexts, with reference to Christ as a bridegroom (cf. bridegroom n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > people connected with wedding > [noun] > attendant > bridesmaid

waiter1537

bridesmaid1552

bridesmaiden1634

bridewoman1649

best maid1766

maid of honour1895

bridesgirl1905

1634 W. Saltonstall Clavis ad Portam sig. B4^v/2 Bride-maidens.

a1639 A. Simson Two Treat. (1658) 53 All the Bride-Maidens, arrayed with the glorious garments of the needle-worke of the Spirit.

1660 Ballad of Countrey Wedding (single sheet) The Brides Maiden stood near him by.

1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (new ed.) I. 17 And our Bride's Maidens were na few, Wi' Tap-knots, Lug-knots a' in blew.

1780 J. Hall-Stevenson Crazy Tales (new ed.) xl. 287 A Bull with his young bride, And her bride-maidens, by his side.

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 290 The bride-maidens were only less smart than the bride.

1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 218 The stars Were her immortal bridemaidens.

1909 ‘I. Lovell’ Margarita's Soul ix. xxxii. 295 The soft plume upon her bride-maiden's hat leaned against the rich lace on her mother's breast.

1998 Independent on Sunday 27 Sept. (Culture section) 4/1 The Song's imagery of the bridegroom knocking at a locked door, the bride waking too late, became assimilated into Christ's own parable of the sleepy, unwatchful bridesmaidens.

Derivatives

ˈbridesmaidenship n. rare the fact of being a bridesmaid.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > people connected with wedding > [noun] > attendant > bridesmaid > position of

bridesmaidship1862

bridesmaidenship1884

1884 E. Simcox in 19th Cent. June 1047 Based on the widest experience of bridesmaidenship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bridesmaiden
释义	bridesmaidenn. Brit. /ˈbrʌɪdzˌmeɪdn/, U.S. /ˈbraɪdzˌmeɪd(ə)n/ Forms: α. 1600s– bridemaiden. β. 1600s– bridesmaiden. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bride n.¹, maiden n. Etymology: In α. forms < bride n.¹ + maiden n. In β. forms < the genitive of bride n.¹ + maiden n. Compare earlier bridesmaid n. and forms at that entry. Now chiefly archaic. A bridesmaid. Also in figurative Christian contexts, with reference to Christ as a bridegroom (cf. bridegroom n. 2). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > people connected with wedding > [noun] > attendant > bridesmaid waiter1537 bridesmaid1552 bridesmaiden1634 bridewoman1649 best maid1766 maid of honour1895 bridesgirl1905 1634 W. Saltonstall Clavis ad Portam sig. B4^v/2 Bride-maidens. a1639 A. Simson Two Treat. (1658) 53 All the Bride-Maidens, arrayed with the glorious garments of the needle-worke of the Spirit. 1660 Ballad of Countrey Wedding (single sheet) The Brides Maiden stood near him by. 1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (new ed.) I. 17 And our Bride's Maidens were na few, Wi' Tap-knots, Lug-knots a' in blew. 1780 J. Hall-Stevenson Crazy Tales (new ed.) xl. 287 A Bull with his young bride, And her bride-maidens, by his side. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 290 The bride-maidens were only less smart than the bride. 1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 218 The stars Were her immortal bridemaidens. 1909 ‘I. Lovell’ Margarita's Soul ix. xxxii. 295 The soft plume upon her bride-maiden's hat leaned against the rich lace on her mother's breast. 1998 Independent on Sunday 27 Sept. (Culture section) 4/1 The Song's imagery of the bridegroom knocking at a locked door, the bride waking too late, became assimilated into Christ's own parable of the sleepy, unwatchful bridesmaidens. Derivatives ˈbridesmaidenship n. rare the fact of being a bridesmaid. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > people connected with wedding > [noun] > attendant > bridesmaid > position of bridesmaidship1862 bridesmaidenship1884 1884 E. Simcox in 19th Cent. June 1047 Based on the widest experience of bridesmaidenship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1634
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