married
adjective
[ ˈmarɪd ]
• (of two people) united in marriage.
• "a married couple"
Similar:
wedded,
wed,
joined in marriage,
united in wedlock,
spliced,
hitched,
married
noun
• married people.
• "we were young marrieds during World War Two"
marry
verb
• join in marriage.
• "I was married in church"
Similar:
get/be married,
wed,
be wed,
become man and wife,
plight/pledge one's troth,
tie the knot,
walk down the aisle,
take the plunge,
get spliced,
get hitched,
get yoked,
say ‘I do’,
become espoused,
• join together; combine harmoniously.
• "the show marries poetry with art"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus, literally ‘married’, (as a noun) ‘husband’.
