groomsmaid

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English

Etymology

From groom +‎ -s- +‎ maid, by analogy with groomsman and bridesmaid.

Noun

groomsmaid (plural groomsmaids)

  1. A woman who attends a groom during his wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party.
    • 2008 September 10, “Clift, White exchange vows”, in Carroll County Comet:
      The groom's sister, Brüch Clift of Anchorage, was groomsmaid.
    • 2011 March 9, Meredith Goldstein, “Bridesmaid revisited”, in Boston Globe:
      The groomsmaid dress: I was a groomsmaid — meaning, I stood on the groom’s side in support of my male friend.
    • 2011 September 6, Sara Foss, “A wedding at a brewery”, in The Daily Gazette:
      Now that I think about it, I also tried the brewery’s East India Pale Ale, while hanging out at the apartment of my friend Michelle, who served as a groomsmaid at the big event, on the afternoon of the wedding.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:groomsmaid.

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