Pronunciation: ' pa-r ə - ˌ nim(p)f
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin paranymphus, from Greek paranymphos, from para- + nymph ē bride ― more at NUPTIAL
Date: 1600
1 : a friend going with a bridegroom to fetch home the bride in ancient Greece also : the bridesmaid conducting the bride to the bridegroom
2 a : BEST MAN b : BRIDESMAID