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groom-to-be

groom-to-be noun: a man who is soon to be married.

Noun

groom-to-be (plural grooms-to-be)

  1. A man who is soon to be married.
    • The bride-elect came over from the depot by one route and the groom-to-be by another.1875 July 2, “Napoleon V. He Retreats from Stamford,^([sic]) Ky., and Surrenders in Cincinnati.”, in W[illiam] P[ulaski] Walton, editor, The Interior Journal, volume IV, number 18 (173 overall)...
    • The actual brides- and grooms-to-be are not in attendance—many youth would be embarrassed by their parents’ matchmaking efforts, and often do not live in the same city anyway.2012 March, Mary Bergstrom, “Tipping Gender Scales: From Boys Rule to Girl Power About Face”, in All Eyes East: Lessons from the Front Lines of Marketing to China’s Youth, New York, N.Y.: Palgrave...

Forms of groom-to-be

pluralgrooms-to-be

Origin of groom-to-be

From groom + -to-be.

Questions about groom-to-be

What does groom-to-be mean?
Groom-to-be means a man who is soon to be married.
What part of speech is groom-to-be?
Groom-to-be is a noun.
What is the plural of groom-to-be?
The plural of groom-to-be is grooms-to-be.

Words near groom-to-be in the dictionary

  1. groom of the stool
  2. groom's cake
  3. groom-in-waiting
  4. groom-porter
  5. groom-porters
  6. groom-to-be
  7. groomable
  8. groomal
  9. groomal shower
  10. groomal showers
  11. Groombridge

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