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HONEYMOONER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does honeymooner mean? 

HONEYMOONER (noun)
  The noun HONEYMOONER has 1 sense:

1. someone recently marriedplay

  Familiarity information: HONEYMOONER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HONEYMOONER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone recently married

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

honeymooner; newlywed

Hypernyms ("honeymooner" is a kind of...):

better half; married person; mate; partner; spouse (a person's partner in marriage)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "honeymooner"):

bride (a woman who has recently been married)

bridegroom; groom (a man who has recently been married)

Derivation:

honeymoon (spend a holiday after one's marriage)


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