newlywed
newlywed — noun
1. a person who got married only a short time ago — the word is most often used in
a person who got married only a short time ago — the word is most often used in the plural (newlyweds) to talk about the two people as a couple just starting their life together.
The newlyweds spent their honeymoon hiking through the mountains of New Zealand.
plural form the newlyweds + honeymoon collocation
My neighbours are newlyweds — they just moved into the apartment next door last week.
As a newlywed, Aiko learned to share a home with her partner for the first time.
Guests threw rose petals over the happy newlyweds as they left the ceremony.
People often give gift vouchers to newlyweds so the couple can choose what they need.
- bride
refers only to the woman on or just after her wedding day, not to both partners
- groom
refers only to the man on or just after his wedding day
- honeymooners
specifically refers to a couple during their honeymoon trip, not the early months of marriage more broadly
文法句型
newlywed (countable singular)
the newlyweds (plural referring to a couple)
用法筆記
The plural form newlyweds is far more common than the singular newlywed in everyday speech. The singular appears most often in set phrases such as 'as a newlywed' or in formal descriptions.