Bride vs Wife - What's the difference?
bride | wife |
A woman who is going to marry or who has just been married.
* Bible, (w) xxi. 9
* (1709-1773)
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=6, title= An object ardently loved.
(obsolete) To make a bride of.
A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
* (The Fisherman and His Wife)
* , chapter=10
, title= The female of a pair of mated animals.
As nouns the difference between bride and wife
is that bride is a woman who is going to marry or who has just been married while wife is a married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.As a verb bride
is to make a bride of.bride
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- I will show thee the bride , the Lamb's wife.
- Has by his own experience tried / How much the wife is dearer than the bride .
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=Sophia broke down here. Even at this moment she was subconsciously comparing her rendering of the part of the forlorn bride with Miss Marie Lohr's.}}
Derived terms
* bridezilla * bride-to-beCoordinate terms
* bridegroom * groomDerived terms
* * bridal * bride gift * bridegroom * bridezilla * bridely * bride price * bridesmaid * bride-to-be * bride wealth * off like a bride's nightie * war bride * would-be brideSee also
* husband-to-be * wife-to-beVerb
(brid)Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Anagrams
* ----wife
English
Noun
(wives)- My wife and I have decided to have a baby.
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}