marrying off
Securing a spouse
To marry off someone is to arrange or facilitate their marriage, typically said of parents finding spouses for their children.
The phrase often implies eagerness to see the person wed, sometimes with a hint of wanting to be rid of them: They married off their youngest daughter last spring.
The "off" suggests transferring responsibility: He's determined to marry off all three sons before he retires.
- brideWoman getting married
- giving awayTransferring without payment
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- eligible bachelorDesirable unmarried man
- wedding bellsCeremonial marriage ringing
father of the bride · dowry · wedding · nuptial · guardianship · matchmaker · coercion · ring · parental consent · spouse · family ties · family honor · veil · engagement · personal agency · societal pressure · shotgun wedding · child bride
marrying offdivorcing
Terminating a marriage legally
annulling · separating · widowing · breaking up · splitting up
marry, marrying, married, marriage, marriages, marriageable, remarry, remarrying, remarried