flower girl

noun

: a young girl who carries flowers at a wedding

Examples of flower girl in a Sentence

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Ford holds the flower girl invite while Moo-Moo sits in her chair. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025 The couple's daughter, Honey, served as the flower girl. Francesca Gariano, People.com, 14 July 2025 Plus, Meredith and Johnny Gaudreau’s 2-year-old daughter, Noa, was one of the flower girls, per The Columbus Dispatch. Miami Herald, 14 July 2025 Hunter and Jim’s widow, Penny, shared a sweet moment earlier this month, when the groom-to-be asked his grandmother to be the flower girl in his upcoming wedding to Tara Bernstein. Erin Clements, People.com, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for flower girl

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flower girl was in 1902

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“Flower girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flower%20girl. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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