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newly-wed

newly-wed is the alternative form of newlywed.

Meaning of newlywed

Adjective

newlywed (not comparable)

  1. Recently married.
    • White/Asian newlywed couples had significantly higher median combined annual earnings, at $70,592, than any other pairing.2012 February 16, Ashley Hayes, “Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2017
    Synonyms:
    newlywedded

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Forms of newly-wed

pluralnewly-weds

Questions about newly-wed

What is newly-wed the alternative form of?
Newly-wed is the alternative form of newlywed.

Words near newly-wed in the dictionary

  1. Newluns
  2. newly
  3. newly wed
  4. newly weds
  5. newly-formed
  6. newly-wed
  7. newly-weds
  8. Newlyn
  9. Newlyn North
  10. Newlyns
  11. newlywed

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