bridesmaid
/ˈbraɪdzmeɪd/noun
उच्चारण ब्राइड्ज़्मेड
दुल्हन की सहेली
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a young woman or girl who helps a bride before and during the marriage ceremony
दुल्हन की सहेली
- always a bridesmaid
- She has been a bridesmaid at four weddings this winter and is tired of wearing pink.
- Her cousin was the chief bridesmaid at the wedding.
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- The bridesmaids walked behind the bride with flowers in their hands.
- Radhika's sister asked her to be a bridesmaid on her big day.
Synonyms attendant
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bridesmaid (countable noun)
It is a countable noun for a young woman or girl who attends the bride. It is one word, with an s after bride.
यह countable noun उस युवती या लड़की के लिए है जो दुल्हन के साथ रहती है। यह एक शब्द है, और bride के बाद s आता है।
- Radhika was a bridesmaid at her cousin's wedding.
- The bridesmaids wore matching pink sarees.
bridesmaid at the wedding
Use at with the wedding and as with the role: she was a bridesmaid at the wedding; she acted as bridesmaid.
विवाह के साथ 'at' और भूमिका के साथ 'as' आता है: she acted as bridesmaid।
- She acted as bridesmaid at her sister's wedding.
- Two little girls served as bridesmaids.
bridesmaid + noun and possessive
With a single bridesmaid, write the bridesmaid's dress; with several, the bridesmaids' dresses. A bridesmaid dress is a dress type.
एक bridesmaid के लिए 'the bridesmaid's dress' और कई के लिए 'the bridesmaids' dresses' लिखें।
- The bridesmaids' dresses were stitched in a week.
- She chose a pale green bridesmaid dress.
related words
Related words are bride, bridegroom, best man and maid of honour. The bridesmaid belongs to the bride's side.
संबंधित शब्द हैं bride, bridegroom, best man और maid of honour। Bridesmaid दुल्हन के पक्ष की होती है।
- A bridesmaid helps the bride before the ceremony.
+Collocations 4
verb + bridesmaid
beact aschooseaskserve as
- She asked her best friend to be her bridesmaid.
adjective + bridesmaid
chiefyounglittleonlyhappy
- The little bridesmaid carried a basket of flowers.
bridesmaid + noun
dressbouquetgiftdutyshoes
- Each bridesmaid received a small gift.
wedding words
bridegroomceremonyreceptionguest
- The bridesmaids waited outside the hall.
“More examples 5
- The bridesmaids walked behind the bride into the hall.
सहेलियाँ दुल्हन के पीछे हॉल में आईं।
- Radhika's sister asked her to be a bridesmaid.
राधिका की बहन ने उससे दुल्हन की सहेली बनने को कहा।
- The bridesmaid dresses were rented for the day.
सखियों की पोशाकें एक दिन के लिए किराये पर ली गई थीं।
- A bridesmaid helped the bride to put on her jewellery.
एक सहेली ने दुल्हन को गहने पहनाने में मदद की।
- She has been a bridesmaid five times but is not yet married.
वह पाँच बार दुल्हन की सहेली रह चुकी है पर अभी तक विवाहित नहीं है।
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✗ The bridesmaids dresses were beautiful.
✓ The bridesmaids' dresses were beautiful.
The dresses belong to the bridesmaids, so a possessive apostrophe is needed.
पोशाकें bridesmaids की हैं, इसलिए possessive apostrophe ज़रूरी है।
✗ A bridesmaid helps bride before the wedding.
✓ A bridesmaid helps the bride before the wedding.
Bride is a singular countable noun here and needs the.
यहाँ 'bride' singular countable noun है और इसके साथ 'the' चाहिए।
¶Idioms 1
always a bridesmaid, never a bride
used about somebody who often comes close to success but never achieves it
हमेशा जीत के पास पहुँचकर रह जाना
- The team reached the final five times without winning; always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
- He was runner-up again this year, always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Always the bridesmaid, never the bride (often nearly successful but never winning).
Idiom 'always the bridesmaid, never the bride' (सदा जीत के क़रीब पर कभी विजेता नहीं)।