maid of honor

maid of hon·or

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [meyd uhv, ov on-er]
- /meɪd ʌv, ɒv ˈɒn ər/
- /meɪd əv ˈɒn.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyd uhv, ov on-er]
- /meɪd ʌv, ɒv ˈɒn ər/

Definitions of maid of honor words

noun maid of honor an unmarried woman who is the chief attendant of a bride. Compare matron of honor. 1
noun maid of honor an unmarried woman, usually of noble birth, attendant on a queen or princess. 1
noun maid of honor bride's female attendant 1
countable noun maid of honor A maid of honor is the chief bridesmaid at a wedding. 0
noun maid of honor an unmarried woman acting as chief attendant to the bride at a wedding 0
noun maid of honor an unmarried woman, usually of noble birth, attending a queen or princess 0

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Origin of maid of honor

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Maid of honor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Maid of honor

maid of honor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

maid of honor usage trend in Literature

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