noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈbɹaɪdzˌmeɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:B R AY1 D Z M EY2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I'd love to be your bridesmaid at the wedding.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person or team that perennially finishes well, but never first.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: social dynamics
Topics: entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 3
To act as a bridesmaid for; to attend a bride during her wedding ceremony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
