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Meaning of bride in English

bride
noun [ C ]
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/braɪd/ us
/braɪd/
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a woman who is about to get married or has just got married:
new bride He returned from New York with his beautiful new bride.
bride and groom The bride and groom posed for pictures outside the church.
mother of the bride As the mother of the bride, I feel obliged to wear something really spectacular.
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(Definition of bride from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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bride
noun [ C ]
us
/brɑɪd/
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a woman who is about to get married or just got married:
The bride and groom wrote their own wedding vows.
(Definition of bride from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of bride

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One of the items most frequently included in the trousseaux brought by rich brides to their husbands was silk cloth.
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What has, however, seen drastic changes are the brides and the marriage gifts.
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In 1870 there were only 4, in 1880, 43 brides recorded occupations, and in 1890, 81 brides.
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The inscribed envelope is then presented to the bride with large sums of ombaraki money.
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However, in the second half of that century, the age of first-time brides fell considerably.
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There was no way he would bring a new bride to live with that woman.
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But when he was eventually married, his bride turned out to have a lover.
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This even holds true for a bride's father.
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As a result, picture brides are not mentioned in this entry or in the index.
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Where village exogamous marriages occur, they generally take place in the village of the bride.
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Sometimes the father or the guardian of the bride was the guarantor.
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Indeed, in 1840 only 41 brides revealed occupations, 10 in 1850, and in 1860 there were no details of occupation.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
新娘, 即將（或剛）結婚的女子…
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新娘, 即将（或刚）结婚的女子…
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novia, recién casada, novia [feminine]…
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noiva, noiva [feminine]…
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अशी स्त्री जिचे लग्न होणार आहे किंवा नुकतेच लग्न झाले आहे…
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花嫁, 新婦, 花嫁（はなよめ）…
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gelin…
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(future) mariée [feminine], (jeune/future) mariée…
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núvia…
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bruid…
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brud…
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pengantin perempuan…
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die Braut…
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brud [masculine], brud…
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دلہن…
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наречена, молода…
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নববধূ…
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nevěsta…
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