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Webster 1828 Edition
Unwed
UNWED'
,Adj.
Definition 2024
unwed
unwed
English
Adjective
unwed (not comparable)
- not married
Translations
not married — see unmarried
Noun
unwed (plural unweds)
- One who is not married; a bachelor or a spinster.
- 1944, Emily Carr, The House of All Sorts, “Unmarried,”
- Perhaps the most awkward situation for the inexperienced young landlady was how to deal with “unweds.”
- Should unweds living together receive the same social benefits as married couples?
- 1944, Emily Carr, The House of All Sorts, “Unmarried,”
Translations
bachelor or a spinster — see unmarried