transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-rə-ˌnim(p)f ]
noun
Etymology: Late Latin paranymphus, from Greek paranymphos, from para- + nymphē 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