newlywed
Americannoun
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newlyweds
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of newlywed
Explanation
A newlywed is a person who's recently gotten married. If you just got married this morning, you and your new spouse are newlyweds. Congrats! Some people will consider you a newlywed for several years after the actual wedding. The word comes from a popular early twentieth century comic strip about characters named Mr. and Mrs Newlywed called "The Newlyweds and their Baby," which was published in a New York newspaper.
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Bettina Trump's Instagram post was accompanied by 20 photos including one of the newlywed couple on a beach, and others of President Trump's other children Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Marwa worried about her sister Sosan, who was a newlywed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
A newlywed British couple and their pilot were killed in a helicopter crash on the Greek island of Sifnos on Monday, according to local media reports.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
She recalled workshopping Khong’s title story a decade ago with their longtime Bay Area writers group — about a newlywed who dies, goes to heaven and encounters her husband there again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
But their parents have gone to great trouble and expense to book the newlywed suite.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
In 1944, on the eve of the lunar new year, the newlyweds moved to Hengyang, a city of 300,000 souls lying in the path of Japan’s planned military offensive, Operation Ichi-Go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
That included newlyweds Sasha and James, who told BBC Your Voice they spent three hours stranded in Wetherspoons at Gatwick after their flight to their honeymoon was cancelled.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
It’s currently unclear exactly where the newlyweds will base themselves full time.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed that the newlyweds paid the city $160,000 to cover the resulting costs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The newlyweds were in the Rolls, Marshall at the wheel, reversing in order to turn round.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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