Home › Words › B › bridesmaidenbridesmaidenbridesmaiden · noun — an unmarried bridesmaid.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, bridesmaiden ranks #6,256 of 42,862 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom bride + -s- + maiden.nounAn unmarried bridesmaid.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bridesmatron 82% match — A married bridesmaid. vs bridesmaiden →bridesmaiding 78% match — Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding. vs bridesmaiden →bridesmaid 77% match — A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party. vs bridesmaiden →bridesmaidship 76% match — The role or status of bridesmaid. vs bridesmaiden →bridesperson 74% match — An attendant to a bride. vs bridesmaiden →bridesman 71% match — A male friend or companion of the bridegroom, having various ceremonial duties at a wedding. vs bridesmaiden →bachelorette 71% match — An unmarried woman. vs bridesmaiden →bridelet 69% match — A small bride. vs bridesmaiden →