BRIDESMAID

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding

Synonyms:

bridesmaid; maid of honor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bridesmaid" is a kind of...):

attendant; attender; tender (someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another)

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

Holonyms ("bridesmaid" is a member of...):

wedding; wedding party (a party of people at a wedding)