Results for bridegroom

On this page:

Dictionary:

bridegroom

(brīd'grūm', -grʊm') pronunciation

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.]

#SearchBtn{margin-top:14px !important;}

Library

Antonyms: bridegroom

Definition: male marriage partner
Antonyms: bride

Wikipedia: bridegroom

A groom waits for his bride.

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".

References

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Donate to Wikimedia

Translations: Translations for: Bridegroom

Dansk (Danish)
n. - brudgom

Nederlands (Dutch)
bruidegom

Français (French)
n. - (jeune) marié, (futur) marié

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bräutigam

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γαμπρός

Italiano (Italian)
sposo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - noivo (m)

Русский (Russian)
жених

Español (Spanish)
n. - novio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - brudgum, nygift man

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
新郎

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 新郎

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 신랑

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 花婿, 新郎

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عريس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ארוס, חתן‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.

Join the WikiAnswers Q&A community. Post a question or answer questions about "bridegroom" at WikiAnswers.

Copyrights:

		Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more
		Antonyms. © 1999-2008 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved. Read more
		Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Bridegroom". Read more
		Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Read more

Search for answers directly from your browser with the FREE Answers.com Toolbar!
Click here to download now.

Get Answers your way! Check out all our free tools and products.

On this page: Print Link

bridegroom

See also

References

Tackle These

Keep Reading