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bridesmaid
brides·maid B0479200 (brīdz′mād′)n. A woman who supports the bride leading up to and during a wedding.bridesmaid (ˈbraɪdzˌmeɪd) na girl or young unmarried woman who attends a bride at her wedding. Compare matron of honour, maid of honourbrides•maid (ˈbraɪdzˌmeɪd)
n. 1. a woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony. 2. one that never quite attains a goal. [1545–55] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bridesmaid - an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a weddingmaid of honorwedding party, wedding - a party of people at a weddingattendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of anotheradult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
Translationsbride (braid) noun a woman about to be married, or newly married. The bride wore a white dress. 新娘 新娘ˈbridal adjective1. of a wedding. the bridal feast. 婚禮的 婚礼的2. of a bride. bridal finery. 新娘的 新娘的ˈbridegroom noun a man about to be married, or newly married. 新郎 新郎bridesmaid (ˈbraidzmeid) noun an unmarried woman attending the bride at a wedding. 女儐相 女傧相bridesmaid
always the bridesmaid, never the brideSaid of one who is never the most important person in a particular situation or the winner of some particular thing. When will I get a promotion? I'm so sick of being always the bridesmaid, never the bride. This is the fifth time I've come in second place—always the bridesmaid, never the bride.See also: always, bride, neveralways the bridesmaid If someone is always the bridesmaid, they are always the second most successful or important person in a situation and never the most successful or important. Ian McEwan, favourite for every literary prize from the Booker to the Whitbread but always the bridesmaid, finally won something for `Atonement'. Note: People sometimes use the full expression always the bridesmaid, never the bride. Her win in this race helped to destroy the idea that she is always the bridesmaid, never the bride.See also: always, bridesmaidalways the bridesmaid used to refer pityingly to someone who seems always to be allocated to a subsidiary function, and is never invited to take the lead. The expression probably originated in the words of a 1917 song by Charles Collins , Fred W. Leigh , and Lily Morris : ‘Why am I always the bridesmaid, never the blushing bride?’.See also: always, bridesmaidEncyclopediaSeeBrideMedicalSeebrideAcronymsSeebeats mebridesmaid
Synonyms for bridesmaidnoun an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a weddingSynonymsRelated Words- wedding party
- wedding
- attendant
- attender
- tender
- adult female
- woman
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