bride /bɹaɪd/noun 3verb 1forms 3phrases 2 noun3 •a woman at the time of her weddingI will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. — 1611 •an individual loop or other device connecting the patterns in lacework •(figurative, no longer used) An object ardently loved. verb1 •(no longer used) to make a bride of formsbrided · briding · brides Phrases with bride December brideA woman who marries when she is significantly older than most brides. war brideA woman who marries a man who is on active military duty in wartime; especially, a woman who marries a foreign soldier serving in her country and then emigrates to his.
