bridemaid en · NOUN
Etymology
From bride + maid.
Meanings
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(alt-of, archaic) Archaic form of bridesmaid.
alt of bridesmaid
"Lord love you, miss! we did think you were to be bridemaid, till mistress told us not to call you."
1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 135:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bridemaids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |