honeymoon

/ˈhʌn.iˌmun/noun

The holiday or stretch of time that a couple enjoys right after getting married.

Example sentences

“They spent their honeymoon on a quiet island.”
“The newlyweds left for their honeymoon in Italy the morning after the wedding.”

The 'honeymoon period' describes the early stretch of any new job, government, or relationship, before problems appear.

Related words

anniversaryThe date each year that marks an exact number of years since an important event took place.engagementA formal agreement between two people to marry each other.widowerA man whose wife or spouse has died and who has not remarried; the male counterpart of a widow.fianceThe man that someone is engaged to marry.bachelorA man who could marry but has not yet done so.kinshipThe family connection between people, whether through birth, marriage, or adoption.