✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

newlywed

noun

new·​ly·​wed ˈnü-lē-ˌwed How to pronounce newlywed (audio)
ˈnyü-
: a person recently married

Examples of newlywed in a Sentence

They took pictures of the happy newlyweds.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
The couple decided to give the newlyweds $300 in cash as a gift. Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025 While the newlyweds lived at Nottingham Cottage and the Cotswolds, extensive renovations reportedly transformed Frogmore from a five-unit dwelling into a five-bedroom single-family home, costing about $3 million. Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2025 After Agnes becomes pregnant, however, the couple’s families begrudgingly bless their union, and the newlyweds march through an endless stream of suffering to get to the story’s hammer blow of a finale. David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2025 And yet the newlyweds couldn’t wait to get down to Pedo Island. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for newlywed

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of newlywed was in 1593

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Newlywed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newlywed. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

newlywed

noun
new·​ly·​wed ˈn(y)ü-lē-ˌwed How to pronounce newlywed (audio)
: a person recently married

More from Merriam-Webster on newlywed

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!