bridesmaid.
A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
Meaning & usage
A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
I'd love to be your bridesmaid at the wedding.
A person or team that perennially finishes well, but never first.
Where this word comes from
From bride + -s- + maid. In the sports and entertainment sense: in reference to the saying always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
To act as a bridesmaid for; to attend a bride during her wedding ceremony.
Where this word comes from
From bride + -s- + maid. In the sports and entertainment sense: in reference to the saying always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
Try it on your idea.
bridesmaid has 10 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.