bridesmaid:
(also ‘bride of honour‘; plural: ‘bridesmaids‘; male: ‘groomsman‘; pronunciation: ‘brides…maid’)
a girl or young unmarried woman who attends the bride, the young woman to be married, on the day of marriage ceremony (at the wedding),
a bride (in white) with her bridesmaids
e.g.
A bride must have at least one bridesmaid with her at her wedding ceremony.
After being a bridesmaid for at about six of her friends, Susan is now getting worried when she is going to be a bride herself.
The more the number of bridesmaids and flower girls, the more cheerful and colourful a wedding ceremony looks!
Note: A ‘matron of honour’, on the other hand, is a married woman who attends a bride at her wedding ceremony, and also a married woman, usually a lady from a noble family or a lady with some social status, who attends a queen or princess on special or formal occasions.
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