New Year

noun

1

: the calendar year about to start or recently started

2

a

usually New Year's : new year's day

b

: the first days of a calendar year

3

: rosh hashanah

Examples of New Year in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Records label and making its live performance debut on New Year’s Day 1982. — Gary Graff, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2026

Pediatric staff members bring Halloween, Christmas, Easter, New Year’s Eve and even the Tooth Fairy to hospitalized sick kids. — Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

On the 2001 New Year Honours list, Queen Elizabeth II appointed him an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, and he was knighted by her in 2010. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026

Oren is charged with two rape cases, including one that stems from an alleged assault at Alon’s Miami Beach condo on New Year’s Eve in 2016. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for New Year

• auctioneer
• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
• disappear

Kids Definition

New Year

noun

1

: new year's day

also : the first days of the year

2

: rosh hashanah