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bride-to-be

bride-to-be noun: a woman who is soon to be married.

Noun

bride-to-be (plural brides-to-be)

  1. A woman who is soon to be married.
    • The etiquette of a royal wedding might vary according to the status of those entering into wedlock, but wherever possible it was preferred that a foreign bride-to-be should make the journey to be married, and settled, in England.2011, Emily Brand, Royal Weddings, Shire Publications, published 2011, →ISBN

Forms of bride-to-be

pluralbrides-to-be

Origin of bride-to-be

From bride + -to-be.

Questions about bride-to-be

What does bride-to-be mean?
Bride-to-be means a woman who is soon to be married.
What part of speech is bride-to-be?
Bride-to-be is a noun.
What is the plural of bride-to-be?
The plural of bride-to-be is brides-to-be.

Words near bride-to-be in the dictionary

  1. bride-cakes
  2. bride-gift
  3. bride-gifts
  4. bride-price
  5. bride-prices
  6. bride-to-be
  7. bride-wealth
  8. bride-wealths
  9. brideangroom
  10. bridebed
  11. bridebeds

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