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Definition of Bride
1. Noun. A woman who has recently been married.
2. Noun. Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523).
Exact synonyms: Bridget, Brigid, Saint Bride, Saint Bridget, Saint Brigid, St. Bride, St. Bridget, St. Brigid
Generic synonyms: Abbess, Mother Superior, Prioress, Saint
Generic synonyms: Abbess, Mother Superior, Prioress, Saint
3. Noun. A woman participant in her own marriage ceremony.
Definition of Bride
1. n. A woman newly married, or about to be married.
2. v. t. To make a bride of.
Definition of Bride
1. a woman just married or about to be married [n -S]
Medical Definition of Bride
1. 1. A woman newly married, or about to be married. "Has by his own experience tried How much the wife is dearer than the bride." (Lyttleton) "I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife." (Rev. Xxi. 9) 2. An object ardently loved. Bride of the sea, the city of Venice. Origin: OE. Bride, brid, brude, brud, burd, AS. Brd; akin to OFries. Breid, OSax. Brd, D. Bruid, OHG. Prt, brt, G. Braut, Icel. Brr, Sw. & Dan. Brud, Goth. Br33s; cf. Armor. Pried spouse, W. Priawd a married person. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)