nearlywed
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From nearly + wed, modeled on newlywed.[1]
Noun
[edit]nearlywed (plural nearlyweds)
- A person who is engaged to be married.
- 1974, Frances Heard, Harriet Burket, JoAnn Francis Gray, Founders Guide to Modern Decorating, New York, N.Y.: Popular Library, →LCCN, page 86:
- The best advice for anyone about to buy furniture—and this goes for singles, nearlyweds, parents, and retirees—is study.
- 2001, TV Guide, page 9:
- As if his franks-and-beans incident in “There’s Something About Mary” weren’t enough, Ben Stiller courts more disaster as a nearlywed whose life becomes […]
- A person who lives with a romantic partner without being married.
- 2013 August 13, Shaun Dreisbach, “Are You a Nearlywed?”, in Glamour:
- Call them "nearlyweds," couples with all the trappings of marriage—the home, the in-laws, the shared Labradoodle, maybe even the kids—but no actual marriage certificate. It's the latest relationship trend, and a growing one. But is it good or bad for women? Let nearlyweds themselves, and a few wise experts, fill you in.
References
[edit]- ^ “nearlywed”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.