Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of newlywed
nounnewlyweds pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA recently married couple.
An unusual custom is followed at Llangennith, when shotguns are fired at a wedding - to scare off evil spirits from the newlyweds.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 258
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 新婚夫婦 /新婚夫妇
- 新婚夫婦 /新婚夫妇 (xīnhūn fūfù)recently married couple — see also newlywed
Korean 신혼부부
- 신혼부부 (sinhonbubu)recently married couple — see also newlywed
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APA
newlyweds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newlyweds
MLA
“newlyweds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newlyweds. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “newlyweds,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newlyweds.
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