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.
Example Sentences
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His newlywed wife quit her job at a New York advertising agency to join him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
When she was a newlywed in the early 1980s, she took a tax course to get some practice filing returns.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
Will her ‘Wuthering Heights’ wind up being a juicy but familiar adaptation of the obsessive love affair between newlywed Cathy and her rich and cruel neighbor, Heathcliff?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
On one side of the screen, a retired cop or a newlywed couple steps in as savior.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2025
Except she called it love and went off, happy as a newlywed.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
The influx of funds allowed the newlyweds to buy a modest apartment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The nuptials culminated on Saturday with a wedding breakfast hosted by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who offered his blessing to the newlyweds.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Kessler, 24, agreed to a four-year, $130 million contract, not a bad nest egg for newlyweds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
With temperatures nearing triple digits under a record-setting heat wave, fans also spent hours waiting outside in hopes of catching a glimpse of the newlyweds or their celebrity guests.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Sometimes they acted like newlyweds, and it was kind of embarrassing to watch.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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