bride

The word “bride” means a woman who is getting married or has just married. In plain terms, the woman in a wedding — the one getting married.

“Bride” is pronounced bryd (/bɹaɪd/ in IPA).

Here is “bride” used in a sentence: “The bride walked down the aisle to loud applause.”

“Bride” is a noun.

The word “bride” comes from Old English. From Old English brȳd, an ancient Germanic word for "bride" found in close relatives across nearly every Germanic language, including German Braut and Dutch bruid.

“Bride” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

A fiancée is a woman who is engaged to be married, during the period before the wedding. She becomes a bride around the wedding itself, since bride refers to a woman who is getting married or has just married.

There is no fixed rule, but "bride" normally applies on the wedding day and shortly afterward. Once the wedding period has passed, "newlywed" is the usual word for the following weeks and months of the marriage.

The bride is the woman who is getting married. A bridesmaid is a friend or relative chosen to attend and support her during the wedding, and the chief bridesmaid is often called the maid of honor — or matron of honor if she is herself married.

The man getting married is the bridegroom, almost always shortened to groom in everyday use. Together the couple are the bride and groom, and after the ceremony they are commonly described as newlyweds.