BRIDE

[noun] [C] - a woman who is about to get married or has just got marriedHe returned to New York in 1946 with his lovely young bride.A car turned up to take the bride and groom to the reception.As the mother of the bride, I feel obliged to wear something really spectacular.(humorous) May I kiss the blushing bride?I was 38 when I married, hardly a child bride (= a very young woman getting married).A bride-to-be is a woman who is going to be married soon.