PARANYMPH


Meaning of PARANYMPH in English

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

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