married

[ mar-eed ]

adjective

1. united in wedlock; wedded:

   married couples.

2. of or relating to marriage or married persons; connubial; conjugal:

   married happiness.

3. (of an antique) created from components of two or more authentic pieces.
4. interconnected or joined; united.
5. (of a family name) acquired through marriage.

noun

1. Usually marrieds. married couples or married people:

   young marrieds moving into their first home.

married

/ ˈmærɪd /

adjective

1. having a husband or wife
2. joined in marriage

   a married couple

3. of or involving marriage or married persons
4. closely or intimately united

noun

1. usually plural a married person (esp in the phrase young marrieds )

Other Words From

• married·ly adverb
• un·married adjective noun
• well-married adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of married¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; marry ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

The actor is also survived by his wife, Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales, to whom he was married for 61 years.

From BBC

Eight years ago Mr Russell married an Albanian woman and has since lived in the country’s capital Tirana with his wife and their two-year-old daughter.

From BBC

And the woman who thought she had married him added: "He said his love was real yet everything he told me about himself was a lie."

From BBC

The former married couple and band members stopped performing as the White Stripes in 2011.

From Salon

His eldest daughter is engaged to be married.

From BBC