bridebride /braɪd/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
a woman at the time she gets married or just after she is married
WORD ORIGINbride
Origin:
Old English brydEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Everyone turned around as the bride entered the church.
- He took his young bride to live on the ranch in Wyoming.
- Teenage brides are twice as likely to end up being divorced as women who marry later.
- Emperor Justinian had chosen this young woman as his bride.
- Hugh Hefner has devoted a little bit of Playboy to his new bride, Kimberley.
- Still, Amelia had it easier than any other young bride arriving in Atchison to live.
- The bride and groom pose for photographs to be taken by the official photographer and relatives who have brought their cameras.
- The third sister, Ankhsenpaaten, had been given as a child bride to Tutankhaten.
- Theseus leaped to the defense of the bride and struck down the Gentaur who was trying to carry her off.
- This was Nahum's wedding gift to his bride.
- When when they left the church the bride and groom were followed by the best man and the bridesmaid.
Longman Language Activatorthe people in a wedding
the woman who is getting married: · Everyone turned around as the bride entered the church.· Teenage brides are twice as likely to end up being divorced as women who marry later.· He took his young bride to live on the ranch in Wyoming.
the man who is getting married: · It is traditional for the groom to buy presents for the bridesmaids.· Can I take a photograph of the bride and groom?
informal a man and a woman who have just got married: · I'd like to propose a toast to the happy couple.· Everyone waved goodbye as the happy couple drove away.
one of the women who help the bride on her wedding day, and who stand with her during the ceremony: · My three sisters were bridesmaids for me.
the chief man who helps the groom on his wedding day, and who stands with him during the ceremony: · I was honoured that he asked me to be his best man.
British /matron of honor American the chief married woman who helps the bride on the day of her wedding, and who stands with her during the ceremony: · I asked my older sister, Louise, to be my matron of honor.
British /maid of honor American the chief unmarried woman who helps the bride on the day of her wedding and who stands with her during the ceremony: · Leslie couldn't decide which of her college friends she wanted for her maid of honor.
American one of the men who help the groom on his wedding day, and who stand with him during the ceremony: · We need one groomsman for each bridesmaid.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a virgin brideCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a virgin bride· Minnie did not attend the wedding but everyone else thought that Helen was a beautiful bride.
· Sam was obviously head over heels in love with is new bride, and Martha was clearly content.· This she anointed with deadly drugs and placing it in a casket she sent her sons with it to the new bride.· Jeffrey Horsfield with his new bride Deborah.· A new bride is the least powerful person in the household.· Hugh Hefner has devoted a little bit of Playboy to his new bride, Kimberley.· When she saw that the new bride was Snow White, her evil heart swelled with passion and burst.· Tradition tells that Peden told the new bride to -.
· The young bride in her husband's family does not automatically receive love and a secure position.· Walks of over twelve miles, and carries through the wild woods were strenuous for the young bride.· But the situation of the young bride improves as soon as she conceives.· But my dear, you are a young bride.· Happily they lived together for several weeks, until Killigrew told his young bride that duty called him to town.· Still, Amelia had it easier than any other young bride arriving in Atchison to live.
NOUN· The entire station knew about his spoiled child bride.· The third sister, Ankhsenpaaten, had been given as a child bride to Tutankhaten.· Her character - child bride Fizz - will leave the show in two months' time.· Kathy Pitkin, who was child bride Fizz, has already left the screen.
VERB· And occasionally to bring back a bride.
a woman at the time she gets married or just after she is married