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# bridesmaid

noun (a bridesmaid, bridesmaids)

«bridesmaid» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bridesmaid is a girl or woman who helps the bride on her wedding day and walks with her at the ceremony. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridesmaid/#m1)
2. (idiom) «Always the bridesmaid, never the bride» means always nearly winning but never quite winning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridesmaid/#m2)

### In the lessons

A word of weddings and family life: a girl may be a bridesmaid at her aunt's or cousin's wedding, wearing a special dress and carrying flowers. The main one is the chief bridesmaid or maid of honour; a little one is a flower girl. Phrases: «chief bridesmaid», «maid of honour», «bridesmaid dress».

### Examples

- I was a bridesmaid at my aunt's wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridesmaid/#x1)
- The bridesmaids wore pale blue dresses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridesmaid/#x2)
- My sister is the chief bridesmaid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridesmaid/#x3)
- The little bridesmaid scattered petals up the aisle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridesmaid/#x4)
- Bridesmaids help the bride get ready on the big day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridesmaid/#x5)
- Our team was always the bridesmaid, never the bride, until this year's final. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridesmaid/#x6)

### Note

Countable: bridesmaids. One word: bride + s + maid. The male helper of the groom is the «best man»; boys may be «pageboys» (UK) or «ring bearers». «Maid of honour» is the head bridesmaid.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bridesmaid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridesmaid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bridesmaid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bridesmaid.html) on Mova free.