bride

Meanings

Plural: brides

Noun

a woman who has recently been married
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
An object ardently loved.
an individual loop or other device connecting the patterns in lacework

Verb

to make a bride of

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bride, from Old English brȳd (“bride”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi, from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz (“bride”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bräid (“bride”), West Frisian breid (“bride”), German Low German Bruut (“bride”), Dutch bruid (“bride”), German Braut (“bride”), Danish brud (“bride”), Swedish brud (“bride”).

Synonyms

Bridget, Brigid, Saint Bride, Saint Bridget, Saint Brigid, St. Bride, St. Bridget, St. Brigid

Scrabble Score: 8

bride is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bride is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bride is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

bride is a valid Words With Friends word