"bride-to-be" meaning in All languages combined

See bride-to-be on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: brides-to-be [plural]
Etymology: From bride + -to-be. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bride|to-be}} bride + -to-be Head templates: {{en-noun|brides-to-be}} bride-to-be (plural brides-to-be)
  1. A woman who is soon to be married. Categories (topical): Female people, Marriage

Inflected forms

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