"December bride" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-December bride.ogg Forms: December brides [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} December bride (plural December brides)
  1. (idiomatic) A woman who marries when she is significantly older than most brides. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: autumn romance, May-December, May-September romance
    Sense id: en-December_bride-en-noun-CsSbUg3M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2013, Charles Portis, “Delray's New Moon”, in Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Marguerite: She's afraid y'all will laugh at 'em and make fun of 'em for getting married when they're so old. . . .\nMr Mingo: Oh, we'll laugh a little bit. They have to expect that. A December bride has to expect some teasing.",
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