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newly wed

newly wed is the alternative form of newlywed.

Meaning of newlywed

Noun

newlywed (plural newlyweds)

  1. A recently married person.
    • The state where most intermarriages took place was Hawaii, where more than four in 10 newlyweds (42.4%) were intermarried.2012 February 16, Ashley Hayes, “Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2017

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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. Newlon
  2. Newlons
  3. Newlun
  4. Newluns
  5. newly
  6. newly wed
  7. newly weds
  8. newly-formed
  9. newly-wed
  10. newly-weds
  11. Newlyn

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