Dictionary

groomsmaid en · NOUN

Etymology

From groom + -s- + maid, by analogy with groomsman and bridesmaid.

Meanings

1. A woman who attends a groom during his wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party.
   • Now that I think about it, I also tried the brewery’s East India Pale Ale, while hanging out at the apartment of my friend Michelle, who served as a groomsmaid at the big event, on the afternoon of the wedding. 2011 September 6, Sara Foss, “A wedding at a brewery”, in The Daily Gazette:
   • The groom's sister, Brüch Clift of Anchorage, was groomsmaid. 2008 September 10, “Clift, White exchange vows”, in Carroll County Comet:
   • The groomsmaid dress: I was a groomsmaid — meaning, I stood on the groom’s side in support of my male friend. 2011 March 9, Meredith Goldstein, “Bridesmaid revisited”, in Boston Globe:

Forms

Coordinates

groomsman · bridesmaid · brosmaid · bridesman

Synonyms

groomswoman