Phrase guide

maid of honor

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An unmarried lady-in-waiting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bridesmaid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attendant, attender, tender, woman, adult female

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: шаферка (šaferka) — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony
  • Czech: svědkyně — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony
  • Czech: nevěstina svědkyně — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony
  • Esperanto: fianĉamikino — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony
  • Finnish: kaaso — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony
  • French: demoiselle d'honneur — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony
  • German: Trauzeugin — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony
  • Hungarian: (első) nyoszolyólány/koszorúslány — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony
  • Ido: honoro-damzelo — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony
  • Latin: prōnuba — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony
  • Polish: druhna — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony
  • Polish: świadkowa — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony
  • Sicilian: cummari — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony
  • Tagalog: abay na pandangal — the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony