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newlywed

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnjuːliˌwɛd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: N UW1 L IY0 W EH2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Recently married.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A recently married person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone recently married

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: honeymooner

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half

Narrower terms: bride, groom, bridegroom

History

Etymology

From newly + wed.

Across languages

Translations

59 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: noucasat — recently married
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新婚 (xīnhūn) — recently married
  • Dutch: pasgetrouwd — recently married
  • Finnish: vastanainut — recently married
  • German: neuvermählt — recently married
  • Greek: νιόπαντρος (niópantros) — recently married
  • Greek: νεόνυμφος (neónymfos) — recently married
  • Greek: νεοπαντρεμένος (neopantreménos) — recently married
  • Ancient Greek: νεόγαμος (neógamos) — recently married
  • Hindi: नवविवाहित (navvivāhit) — recently married
  • Irish: nuaphósta — recently married
  • Japanese: 新婚 (shinkon) — recently married
  • Korean: 신혼 (sinhon) — recently married
  • Macedonian: нововенчан (novovenčan) — recently married
  • Norwegian: nygift — recently married
  • Polish: nowo poślubiony — recently married
  • Russian: новобра́чный (novobráčnyj) — recently married
  • Spanish: desposado — recently married
  • Spanish: esposado — recently married
  • Spanish: recién / recientemente casado — recently married
  • Swedish: nygift — recently married
  • Armenian: նորահարս (norahars) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Armenian: նորափեսա (norapʻesa) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Basque: ezkonberri — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Catalan: noucasat — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Catalan: noucasada — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新人 (xīnrén) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Dutch: pas getrouwd stel — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Esperanto: novedzo — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Finnish: vastanainut — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • German: Neuvermählter — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • German: Neuvermählte — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Greek: νιόπαντρος (niópantros) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Greek: νεόνυμφος (neónymfos) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Hindi: नवविवाहित (navvivāhit) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Hungarian: friss házas — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Italian: neosposo — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Italian: neosposa — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Japanese: 新婚夫婦 (shinkon fūfu) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Korean: 신혼부부 (sinhonbubu) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Macedonian: младоженци (mladoženci) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Macedonian: нововенчани (novovenčani) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Macedonian: невеста (nevesta) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Polish: nowożeniec — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Portuguese: recém-casado — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Portuguese: recém-casada — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Russian: молодожёны (molodožóny) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Russian: новобра́чные (novobráčnyje) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Spanish: recién casado — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Spanish: recientemente casado — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Spanish: recién casada — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Spanish: recientemente casada — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Spanish: desposado — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Spanish: esposado — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Tagalog: kabaiyoan — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Turkish: yeni evli — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Turkish: yeni gelin — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Turkish: yeni damat — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
  • Ottoman Turkish: كویكی (güveği, güveyi) — a recently married person — see also newlyweds
Real reading context

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