newly wed

Just got hitched

A newly wed is someone who has recently married: The newly weds left for their honeymoon the next morning.

The term applies during the early period of marriage, typically the first year or so.

Also spelled as one word: newlywed.

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just married · couple · nervousness · adjustment · vows · moving in · first apartment · newlyweds · excitement · blissful ignorance · cohabitation · domestic bliss · married life · love · family planning · joy · budgeting · thank you cards

Opposites
duration of marriage

newly wedempty nesters

Parents alone after children leave

marital status

newly weddivorced

Legally ended marriage

divorcee · ex-spouse · separated · widow · widower

Family

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