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

Lower and mid-tier bowl games might become extinct, although the six prominent bowls on and around New Year’s Day — Rose, Fiesta, Sugar, Orange, Cotton and Peach — should continue to host the CFP quarterfinals and semifinals. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

The Wall Street Journal reported Paxton attended a 2024 New Year’s Eve party in Dubai alongside two men facing federal healthcare fraud indictments, drawing fresh scrutiny days before early voting. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026

Our yearly Winter Weather Special will air on Christmas and New Year's Day. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

On New Year’s Eve 1999, while the world waited to see whether the Y2K bug would knock out computer systems at midnight, Tim Walsh was looking at an apartment near Times Square. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 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