paranymph

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paranymph

(ˈpærəˌnɪmf) n (Anthropology & Ethnology) archaic a bridesmaid or best man[C16: via Late Latin from Greek paranumphos, from para-¹ + numphē bride (literally: person beside the bride)]

par•a•nymph

(ˈpær əˌnɪmf)

n. 1. a groomsman or a bridesmaid. 2. (in ancient Greece) a. a friend who accompanied the bridegroom when he went to bring home the bride. b. a bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom. [1585–95; < Late Latin paranymphus < Greek paránymphos groomsman, bridesmaid, literally, person beside the bride. See para-¹, nymph]

paranymph

the best man or maid of honor at a wedding.See also: Marriage

单词	paranymph
释义	paranymph enUK paranymph (ˈpærəˌnɪmf) n (Anthropology & Ethnology) archaic a bridesmaid or best man[C16: via Late Latin from Greek paranumphos, from para-¹ + numphē bride (literally: person beside the bride)] par•a•nymph (ˈpær əˌnɪmf) n. 1. a groomsman or a bridesmaid. 2. (in ancient Greece) a. a friend who accompanied the bridegroom when he went to bring home the bride. b. a bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom. [1585–95; < Late Latin paranymphus < Greek paránymphos groomsman, bridesmaid, literally, person beside the bride. See para-¹, nymph] paranymph the best man or maid of honor at a wedding.See also: Marriage
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