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
Bamidele-Western African, Yoruba
Nitza-Hebrew
Petru-Romanian, Corsican, Old Church Slavic
Josep-Catalan
Rahimrah-HEE:MArabic
Tzvia-Hebrew