paranymph noun. ['parǝnɪmf] M16.
[Late Latin paranymphus from Greek paranumphos, formed as PARA-¹, NYMPH noun.]
1. In ancient Greece: the friend who accompanied a bridegroom when he went to fetch home the bride; the bridesmaid who escorted a bride to the bridegroom. Also, a present-day best man or bridesmaid. M16.

2. A person who or thing which woos or solicits for another; an advocate. M16-L17.

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