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newlywed

American  
[noo-lee-wed, nyoo-] / ˈnu liˌwɛd, ˈnyu- /

noun

  1. a person who has recently married.

newlywed British  
/ ˈnjuːlɪˌwɛd /

noun

  1. (often plural) a recently married person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of newlywed

First recorded in 1915–20; newly + wed

Example Sentences

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Planning the perfect proposal is a struggle familiar to would-be newlyweds the world over.

From Barron's

And further I suspect the newlyweds just want us on the trip to babysit my mother-in-law.

From MarketWatch

The newlyweds said they "wouldn't change a thing" about their big day, which also included eating a Welsh cake in lieu of a wedding cake.

From BBC

They had all the hopes and dreams of newlyweds.

From MarketWatch

Victorian audiences were repelled by Henrik Ibsen’s fatally attractive newlywed who appears to have it all — the fancy house, the doting husband — only to be violently bored.

From Los Angeles Times

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