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
Bacharach['bækəræk]
Kallisto-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Vedran-Croatian, Serbian
MelchiorMEL-khee-awr (Dutch), MEL-kyawr (English)Dutch, Judeo-Christian Legend
Paniz-Persian
Winnie['wini:]