Definition
A young woman or girl who attends and helps the bride on her wedding day, also called a bridesmaid.
Etymology
From Middle English 'bride' (a woman being married) combined with 'maid' (a young woman or female servant). The term emerged in medieval England to describe the attendants who assisted the bride during wedding ceremonies and celebrations.
Kelly Says
The word 'bridemaid' is actually an older, less common variant of 'bridesmaid'—what's fascinating is that 'maid' originally meant any young female attendant, which is why we see this pattern in words like 'chambermaid' and 'parlor maid,' reflecting a time when such positions were common household roles.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Ceremony friend
ceremony friend
ARالعربية
صاحبة الشرف
ṣā'ibatu ash-sharf
BNবাংলা
বিবাহের সঙ্গী
bi-ba-her son-gee
CACatalà
dama d'honor
da-ma deh on-or
CSČeština
svobodná nevěsta
svobod-ná ne-vě-sta
DADansk
brudepige
broo-de-pi-ge
DEDeutsch
Brautjungfer
broyt-yoong-fer
ESEspañol
dama de honor
da-ma deh o-nor
FAفارسی
همسایه عروس
ham-sa-ye e-roos
FISuomi
morsiusneito
mor-sius-nei-to
FRFrançais
demoiselle d'honneur
de-mo-zel deh on-or
GUGU
બ્રાઈડ મિત્ર
brai-d mit-tar
HAHA
kayan aure
ka-yan au-re
HEעברית
עוזרת הכלה
o-zar-et ha-kal-ah
HIहिन्दी
शादी की दुल्हन की साथी
shaadi kee dul-han kee sa-thi
HUMagyar
menyasszonyi kísérő
men-ya-sszon-yi ki-se-rő
IDBahasa Indonesia
bridesmaid
braids-maid
IGIG
akara nwanyi
a-ka-ra n-wa-nyi
ITItaliano
damigella d'onore
da-mi-gel-la deh o-nore
JA日本語
花嫁の付添人
hana-yome no fu-so-nin
KKKK
желiм торта
jel-im tort-a
KMKM
បាយក្រវាញ
bay kra-vyaan
KO한국어
신부 들러리
sinbu deul-le-ri
MRMR
शादीचा मित्र
shaadi-chaa mit-tar
MSBahasa Melayu
pengantin perempuan
pen-gan-tin pe-r-e-me-n
MYမြန်မာ
အင်္ဂါဆိုင်
a-ngar-sa-in
NLNederlands
bruidsmeisje
broe-ds-meis-je
NONorsk
brudjomfru
broo-djo-m-fru
PLPolski
drużka panny młodej
druzh-ka pa-nny m-lo-dej
PTPortuguês
dona-de-honra
do-na deh on-ra
RUРусский
подружка невесты
pod-ruzh-ka ne-ves-ty
SVSvenska
brudmössa
brod-mo-ssa
SWKiswahili
marafiki wa harusi
ma-ra-fi-ki wa ha-roo-si
TAதமிழ்
திருமணம் அழகான பெண்
thiruma-nam a-zha-ga-na pe-n
TEతెలుగు
బెల్లం సోదరి
bella-m so-dari
THไทย
เพื่อนเจ้าสาว
phuen jao-sa-w
TLTL
bridesmaid
braids-maid
TRTürkçe
gelinlik
ye-lin-lik
UKУкраїнська
дружка нареченої
druzh-ka na-re-che-noyi
URاردو
بریڈزमेड
bri-dz-maid
VITiếng Việt
người bạn của cô dâu
ng-oi ban cua co dau
ZUZU
umngqusho
um-ng-qo-sho