nearlywed

[ neer-lee-wed ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who lives with another in a life partnership, sometimes engaged with no planned wedding date, sometimes with no intention of ever marrying:
We’ve been nearlyweds for eight wonderful years, with our third child on the way.
a person whose wedding day is very soon to occur:
Just two days from the big event, this is one nearlywed who isn’t feeling a smidgen of cold feet.

First recorded in 1955–60; nearly ( def ) + wed ( def ); modeled on newlywed ( def )

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