newlywed

[noo-lee-wed, nyoo-]

noun

a person who has recently married.

Origin of newlywed

First recorded in 1915–20; newly + wed

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Related Words for newlyweds

mate, spouse, wife, set, team, helpmate, groom, husband, benedict, twosome, span, duo, item, yoke, couplet, brace, newlyweds, twain, dyad, deuce

Examples from the Web for newlyweds

Contemporary Examples of newlyweds

And the private “chapel” reportedly gives its newlyweds a conservative Christian CD with hetero-reinforcing marriage sermons.
Refusing to Marry Same-Sex Couples Isn’t Religious Freedom, It’s Just Discrimination
Sally Kohn
October 23, 2014
Will it be a simple matter of the newlyweds depositing their marriage certificate?
After the Wedding: George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin in Venice
Barbie Latza Nadeau
September 28, 2014
The newlyweds have vowed never to spend more than two weeks apart, and will split their time between London and Los Angeles.
After the Wedding: George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin in Venice
Barbie Latza Nadeau
September 28, 2014
There is no word where the newlyweds will spend their honeymoon.
In Run-Up to Wedding of George & Amal, Celebs and Paparazzi Stir Up the Canals of Venice
Barbie Latza Nadeau
September 27, 2014
Daniel and Karla came to Tucson from Mexico 14 years ago as newlyweds and never left.
This Church Is Reviving the Sanctuary Movement to Shelter Undocumented Immigrants From Deportation
Caitlin Dickson
June 11, 2014

Historical Examples of newlyweds

As the newlyweds left the room, Belle turned to Garlock with a quizzical smile.
The Galaxy Primes
Edward Elmer Smith
If surfing the Net is part of the newlyweds' life, there is even less dialogue.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for newlyweds

newlywed

noun

(often plural) a recently married person

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Word Origin and History for newlyweds

newlywed

also newly-wed, 1907, from newly + wed. Probably owes its origin to a then-popular newspaper comic strip, "The Newlyweds and Their Baby," about Mr. and Mrs. Newlywed, by George McManus in the New York "World." As an adjective, newly-wed is attested from 1833. An earlier adjective was new-married (1530s). Ancient Greek had neo-zygos "newly married," literally "newly yoked."