war bride



war bride

A woman who marries a serviceman—often one from another country—in wartime. I was a war bride. I met your father when he was stationed in Germany, where my family was living at the time, and we married soon after.
See also: bride, war

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Steiner['stainə]
Tatyannata-TYAN-əEnglish (Modern)
Zarathustrazahr-ə-THOO-strə (English)History
Shannon['ʃænən]
Jaan-Estonian
Berezi-Basque