flower girl
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Definition
- Noun:
- A young girl who carries flowers in a wedding procession: A child, typically dressed formally, who walks ahead of the bride in a wedding ceremony, scattering flower petals or simply holding a bouquet.
- A woman who sells flowers in the street: A vendor, usually female, who sells cut flowers or bouquets from a stall or basket in a public area.
Usage Examples
Noun (wedding attendant):
- My niece was the flower girl at her aunt's wedding.
- The flower girl practiced scattering rose petals down the aisle.
Noun (street vendor):
- The flower girl on the corner sells the freshest tulips.
- He bought a bouquet from a flower girl near the subway station.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used metaphorically to describe someone who is innocent, delicate, or associated with beauty and nature, though this is less common.
- In the novel, the young heroine is portrayed as a fragile flower girl of the countryside.
Variants and Related Words
- Flower child (noun): A person, especially of the 1960s counterculture, who advocates love, peace, and simple idealistic values. (Note: This is a distinct compound term).
- Florist (noun): A professional shopkeeper or designer who arranges and sells flowers.
Synonyms
- For the wedding role: flower maiden, petal girl (less common).
- For the vendor: flower seller, florist (though "florist" typically implies a shop).
Related Phrases
- To be a flower girl: To perform the role of a flower girl in a wedding.
- She was so excited to be a flower girl for the first time.
Related Idioms
- While not a direct idiom, the image of a "flower girl" is sometimes evoked in phrases describing purity, innocence, or a connection to nature.
- She moved through the garden with the grace of a flower girl. (This is a stylistic comparison, not a fixed idiom).
Noun
- a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession
- a woman who sells flowers in the street