groomlet

English

Etymology

From groom +‎ -let.

Noun

groomlet (plural groomlets)

1. A small groom (in various senses).

   Synonym: groomling

   • 1995, Mary Tyler Moore, After All, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 42:

     So there we sat, Mary and Jack, flanked by our attendants, George Mitchell and Terry Sweeny for the groomlet, Valerie Yerke and Ann Powers for me.

See also

• bridelet

References

• “groomlet, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.