newly wed

plural newly weds

1. alternativeAlternative form of newlywed.

   It would be late the next morning before the newly weds descended the grand stairs.

   2007, Bunny Fernald, Saw Grass Country, page 49

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   It would be better if the wedding gifts are used to help the newly weds put up a home of their own.

   1987, Rahmah Bujang, Boria: A Form of Malay Theatre, page 29

   Teddi and Kent were so very happy for the newly weds and promised that some day they would return to this island paradise to spend some time with them.

   2009, Ken Filing, Awash in Mystery: Isla De La Tortuga Grande, page 72

1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of newlywed.

   It is traditional in India for newly wed brides to wear special wedding clothes and jewellery for a certain period after marriage.

   2015, Naresh Sharma, Tej K. Bhatia, The Routledge Intermediate Hindi Reader, page xxxvi

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   The priest is saying the wedding vows and the bridegroom and the bride repeat it one after another. Then finally he says “I pronounce you man and wife, you may kiss the bride” and the newly wed couple kiss; all the guests in the church clap.

   2009, Kamal M. Malak, A Friendly Deception, page 1

   As soon as the bride and bridegroom turned out the lights and went to bed, the servant opened the door of the room and leapt inside. The newly wed couple were startled beyond description.

   2012, Kim So-Un, Korean Children's Favorite Stories