A man who is about to be married or has recently been married.
[Alteration (influenced by GROOM) of Middle English bridegome, from Old English br[ymacr]dguma : br[ymacr]d, bride; see bride + guma, man.]
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A bridegroom (often shortened to groom) is a man who is about to be married, or who has just been married. A groom is defined as a personal hand servant much like a valet. Therefore the "Bride's Groom" is correctly defined as the bride's personal hand servant.
He is typically attended by a best man and groomsmen. His partner, if female, is known as the bride, who is typically attended by one or more bridesmaids and a maid or matron of honor. The groom will after that ceremony be called a husband of his new spouse. The term "groom" has the Indogermanic root of "earth" (for "ghmún"), which evolved into Latin humanus and Germanic and English "man" and "groom".
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| Bride • Maid of honor • Bridesmaid • Flower girl • Page Boy • Bridegroom • Best man • Groomsman • Ringbearer |
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Français (French)
n. - (jeune) marié, (futur) marié
Deutsch (German)
n. - Bräutigam
Português (Portuguese)
n. - noivo (m)
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - brudgum, nygift man
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
新郎
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 新郎
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) عريس
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ארוס, חתן
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