child bride
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child bride noun: a very young bride, usually coerced or pressured into nuptials with a much older man, as practiced in some cultures.
Noun
child bride (plural child brides)
- A very young bride, usually coerced or pressured into nuptials with a much older man, as practiced in some cultures.
- Saudi Arabia is one of the countries that allow minor girls to be child brides.
- With a smile and baksheesh for the little fair-faced girl destined to be the child-bride of some unknown Egyptian1878, Frank Leslie's Sunday magazine, Volumes 3-4, page 206
child bride meaning in Arabic
child bride in Arabic
- very young bride
- عُرُوس طِفْلَة ʕurūs ṭifla
Forms of child bride
| plural | child brides |
|---|---|
| alternative form | child-bride |
| alternative form | childbride |
Origin of child bride
Compound of child + bride.
Questions about child bride
- What does child bride mean?
- Child bride means a very young bride, usually coerced or pressured into nuptials with a much older man, as practiced in some cultures.
- What is child bride in Arabic?
- Child bride in Arabic is عُرُوس طِفْلَة (ʕurūs ṭifla). See Child bride meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is child bride?
- Child bride is a noun.
- What is the plural of child bride?
- The plural of child bride is child brides.
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