nearlywed

[ neer-lee-wed ]

noun
  1. a person who lives with another in a life partnership, sometimes engaged with no planned wedding date, sometimes with no intention of ever marrying: We’ve been nearlyweds for eight wonderful years, with our third child on the way.

  2. a person whose wedding day is very soon to occur: Just two days from the big event, this is one nearlywed who isn’t feeling a smidgen of cold feet.

Origin of nearlywed

1
First recorded in 1955–60; nearly + wed; modeled on newlywed

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