bridesmaid vs girlfriend

bridesmaid

noun
  • A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party. 

  • A person or team that perennially finishes well, but never first. 

verb
  • To act as a bridesmaid for; to attend a bride during her wedding ceremony. 

girlfriend

noun
  • A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. 

  • A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner. 

  • A female friend. 

  • A term of address for a female friend or among gay men. 

How often have the words bridesmaid and girlfriend occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )