december bride
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A woman who marries when she is significantly older than most brides.
Example Sentences
- "She was too old. Too dried-up. A December bride rescued from spinsterhood and assigned the place of helpmeet, companion, cook and laundress, with the sex thrown in as a bonus."
- "Marguerite: She's afraid y'all will laugh at 'em and make fun of 'em for getting married when they're so old. . . . Mr Mingo: Oh, we'll laugh a little bit. They have to expect that. A December bride has to expect some teasing."