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married

married

2 1.0
A person who has a husband or wife
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛrɪd/
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  • Table 3 shows that for all Indian groups, this subpopulation of young marrieds was especially likely to live in vertically extended families if they had been married five years or less.
  • young marrieds
  • old marrieds
  • singles and marrieds

Examples

  • Listen, we get a lot of young marrieds here, but you two...

  • It's a tale about a group of women, young marrieds and young mothers who begin meeting every Wednesday morning in the local park/playground, and almost as a joke, they decide they want to be writers.

    Blog text (26)
  • Just the ticket for young marrieds.

  • Well, with a few other young marrieds.

  • I had not heard Clay sing since we were young marrieds; it simply did not seem to occur to him.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Instead, it's a sleepy, gossipy little village full of young marrieds and older people, with only a handful of high school students and people my age.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I suggest that you stop whining and start getting to know some of those young marrieds and over-sixty-fives in the hope that you will learn valuable life lessons from observing them.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Many young marrieds often share advice about parenting at local gatherings.

  • The seminar focused on the challenges faced by couples and addressed issues relevant to marrieds.

  • It's common for marrieds to seek out social events that cater to their interests.

Synonyms

spouse
vsmarried
272 1.0

A person who is married to someone

is any person holding that status often mentioned when grouped with others
newlywed
vsmarried
62 2.0

A person who has recently married

is any person with that status regardless of how recently they joined
married person
vsmarried
22 1.0

A person who has a husband or wife

is any person holding that status often used when grouping similar people

Antonyms

96 1.8

A person who is not married or in a romantic relationship

Compounds

102 1.0

A man who has a wife

Two people who are married to each other

A person who has a husband or wife

How Committed

married
2 1.0
engaged
1.4
attached
3.5

Surface Forms

married singular
marrieds plural

Morphology

married = marry (transparent) = marry + ed

Regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'marry' using the productive suffix '-ed'.

Etymology

The word married used as a noun comes from the Latin maritus, which meant 'husband', and people used marrieds as a short way to talk about those who have a husband or wife.