newlywed
pronunciation
How to pronounce newlywed in British English:
UK ['nju:lɪˌwed]
How to pronounce newlywed in American English:
US [ˈnuliˌwɛd, ˈnju-]
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- Noun:
- someone recently married
Word Origin
- newlywed (n.)
- also newly-wed, 1907, from newly + wed. Probably owes its origin to a then-popular newspaper comic strip, "The Newlyweds and Their Baby," about Mr. and Mrs. Newlywed, by George McManus in the New York "World." As an adjective, newly-wed is attested from 1833. An earlier adjective was new-married (1530s). Ancient Greek had neo-zygos "newly married," literally "newly yoked."
Example
- 1. A newlywed couple posed for photographs on a street corner in shanghai .
- 2. This flatlet room is appropriate and single white-collar or newlywed hire !
- 3. When the re-ception is over , the newlywed run to their " decorated " car and speed off .
- 4. That was a lovely scene with the newlywed .
- 5. In a study of 175 newlywed couples scientists at iowa state university said those who met through online dating agencies , or social networking sites , tended to be older than other couples who met through traditional ways offline .