Girlfriend vs Bride - What's the difference?
girlfriend | bride |
A female partner in a romantic relationship.
A female friend.
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.
As nouns the difference between girlfriend and bride
is that girlfriend is a female partner in a romantic relationship while bride is a woman who is going to marry or who has just been married.As a verb bride is
to make a bride of.girlfriend
English
Noun
(en noun)- Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.
- Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica.
Synonyms
* (female friend) chickfriend (slang)Usage notes
* The term is used to describe any girl or woman in a romantic relationship with another person. * An adult woman in such a non-marital relationship is sometimes described instead as a significant other'' or ''partner'', especially if the two partners are living together. Since ''girlfriend'' and ''partner mean different things to different people, the distinctions between the terms are subjective, and which term is used in a relationship will ultimately be determined by personal preference. * The use of girlfriend for a female non-romantic friend of another female is limited in geographic distribution and sometimes preferred by older generations of speakers.Alternative forms
* girl friend * girl-friendSee also
female partner in a romantic relationship * boyfriend * * lover * partner * significant other * sweetheart * wife * lady friend a female friend * boyfriend * buddy * friend * palbride
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.}}