maid of honor

English

Alternative forms

• maid of honour (UK)

Pronunciation

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Noun

maid of honor (plural maids of honor)

1. The primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony.
2. An unmarried lady-in-waiting.

Translations

the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony

• Bulgarian: шаферка f (šaferka)
• Czech: svědkyně f, nevěstina svědkyně f
• Esperanto: fianĉamikino
• Finnish: kaaso (fi)
• French: demoiselle d’honneur (fr) f
• German: Trauzeugin (de) f
• Hungarian: (első) nyoszolyólány​/​koszorúslány
• Ido: honoro-damzelo
• Latin: prōnuba f
• Polish: druhna (pl) f, świadkowa f
• Sicilian: cummari f
• Tagalog: abay na pandangal

See also

• best man
• bridesmaid
• groomsman
• lady-in-waiting
• matron of honor, matron of honour