Definition of "flower girl" [flower girl]

• A young girl who carries flowers in a procession, especially at a wedding. (noun)

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• "Stifled giggles erupted as our six-year-old flower girl walked back to the seat where her two-year-old brother was sitting, put her fingers to her lips, and loudly shhh’d him, but not before he said it again—this time clapping his hands."
• "To her surprise, when the adults’ part of the rehearsal was over the flower girl and ring bearer were being put through their paces a few more times under the watchful eyes of their mothers and Reverend Musselman, Matt pulled her into the vestibule, which was a small and intimate space paneled in beautifully aged dark wood that rose to the ceiling."