newlywed
/ˈnjuːliˌwɛd/
newlywed noun: a recently married person.
Noun
newlywed (plural newlyweds)
- 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
Adjective
newlywed (not comparable)
- 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
newlywed meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Tagalog
newlywed in Hindi
- a recently married person — see also newlyweds
- नवविवाहित navvivāhit
- recently married
- नवविवाहित navvivāhit
newlywed in Urdu
- نوبیاہتا شخص
newlywed in Tagalog
- a recently married person — see also newlyweds
- kabaiyoan
Examples of newlywed in a sentence
- The newlyweds took a hummer limo back to their casino resort.
- He will use the pen to sign his name on marriage registration documents for newlyweds, according to the association.
- The state where most intermarriages took place was Hawaii, where more than four in 10 newlyweds (42.4%) were intermarried.
Synonyms of newlywed
Forms of newlywed
| plural | newlyweds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | newly wed |
| alternative form | newly-wed |
Origin of newlywed
From newly + wed.
Questions about newlywed
- What does newlywed mean?
- Newlywed means a recently married person.
- What is newlywed in Hindi?
- Newlywed in Hindi is नवविवाहित (navvivāhit). See Newlywed meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is newlywed?
- Newlywed can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce newlywed?
- Newlywed is pronounced /ˈnjuːliˌwɛd/.
- What is the plural of newlywed?
- The plural of newlywed is newlyweds.
Words near newlywed in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: newlywed (page history and authors); newlywed (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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