honeymoon

== English == === Etymology === From earlier hony moone, originally denoting the period of time following a wedding, equivalent to honey +‎ moon. The original reference was to affection waning like the moon, but later the sense became "the first month, or moon after marriage", which tends to be the sweetest. Compare Middle Low German suckermânt (“honeymoon”, literally “sugar-month”), German Low German Hönnigweken (“honeymoon”, literally “honey-weeks”). The German Honigmond (literally “honey-moon”) is a calque of French lune de miel, itself a calque of the English term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/ === Noun === honeymoon (plural honeymoons) The period of time immediately following a marriage. A trip taken by a newly married couple during this period. Synonym: wedding journey (by extension) A period of goodwill at the beginning of a new term or relationship (e.g. towards a newly elected politician or in respect of a new business arrangement). ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with honey moon. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Chinese: 蜜月 (mìyuè) (calque) → French: lune de miel (calque)→ German: Honigmond (calque)→ Turkish: balayı (calque) → Japanese: 蜜月 (calque) → Malayalam: മധുവിധു (madhuvidhu) (calque) → Spanish: luna de miel (calque) → Tamil: தேனிலவு (tēṉilavu) (calque) → Welsh: mis mêl (calque) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === honeymoon (third-person singular simple present honeymoons, present participle honeymooning, simple past and past participle honeymooned) To have a honeymoon (a trip taken by a couple after wedding). ==== Derived terms ==== honeymooner honeymoon period honeymoon rhinitis ==== Translations ==== === See also === babymoon familymoon