Meaning of Bridget | Babel Free
ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪtEquivalents
Examples
“And when Miſtreſſe Briget loſt the handle⟳ of her Fan, I took't vpon mine honour thou hadſt it not.”
“Of all the beautiful Christian names of women which were in use⟳ a century or two ago Brighid (Breed⟳), under the ugly form⟳ of Bridget, or still worse, Biddy, and Eiblin under the form⟳ of Eveleen, and perhaps Norah, seem to be the only survivals, and they are becoming rarer.”
“So long as any Bridget just landed (even before she has learned to walk⟳ comfortably in American shoes) can be sure of four dollars a week and her board⟳ and prequisites, it is the Bridgets who are really mistress of the situation.”
“My nurse, my Bridget, has gone back North. She said she wouldn’t stay⟳ another day down here among the ‘naygurs’ as she calls them.”
“Beggar lads, emigrants, mowers, slaves, rustics, Malays, Bridgets, and porters peopled her work⟳ […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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