"blushing bride" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-blushing bride.wav Forms: blushing brides [plural]
Etymology: Originally a reference to a virgin bride who, lacking sexual experience, might be nervous about her wedding night. Head templates: {{en-noun}} blushing bride (plural blushing brides)
  1. A bride. Categories (topical): Marriage, Women Translations (a bride who is a virgin): une jeune mariée rougissante [masculine] (French)

Inflected forms

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