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December bride
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English
Pronunciation
en en-au-December bride.ogg AU
Noun
en idiomatic A woman who marries when she is significantly older than most brides.
en 2013 w:T. Coraghessan Boyle San Miguel 9781408831373 https://books.google.ca/books?id=R_0TEtbzW_0C&pg=PA290&dq=%22a+December+bride%22+-Thaddeus+-%22Hanna+Bell%22+-television+-Byington+-comedy&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirmIqb_avQAhVJ4GMKHfoHDgIQ6AEIUjAJ#v=onepage&q=%22a%20December%20bride%22%20-Thaddeus%20-%22Hanna%20Bell%22%20-television%20-Byington%20-comedy&f=false 290 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.
en 2013 w:Charles Portis Delray's New Moon Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany https://books.google.ca/books?id=RWAjCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT231&dq=%22December+bride%22+laugh&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjot6XYgKzQAhUJ0mMKHbklBGQQ6AEIKzAB#v=onepage&q=%22December%20bride%22%20laugh&f=false 9781468308495 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.
See also
en autumn romance May-December May-September romance