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grooms-to-be

grooms-to-be is the plural of groom-to-be.

Meaning of groom-to-be

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)...

Questions about grooms-to-be

What is grooms-to-be the plural of?
Grooms-to-be is the plural of groom-to-be.

Words near grooms-to-be in the dictionary

  1. groomling
  2. groomlings
  3. grooms
  4. grooms of the stool
  5. grooms-in-waiting
  6. grooms-to-be
  7. groomship
  8. groomships
  9. Groomsian
  10. groomsmaid
  11. groomsmaids

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