English

Noun

December bride ‎(plural December brides)

1. (idiomatic) A woman who marries when she is significantly older than most brides.
   • 2013, T. Coraghessan Boyle, San Miguel, ISBN 9781408831373, p. 290 (Google preview):

     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.

   • 2013, Charles Portis, "Delray's New Moon" in Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany, ISBN 9781468308495, (Google preview):

     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

• autumn romance
• May-December
• May-September romance