newcome

== English == === Alternative forms === new-come === Etymology 1 === From Middle English neowecomen, from Old English nīwcumen, nīwancumen (“newly come, just arrived”), equivalent to new- +‎ come. ==== Adjective ==== newcome (comparative more newcome, superlative most newcome) Just arrived; lately come. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English neowecomen, from Old English nīwcumen, nīwancumen (“new-comer, neophyte, novice”). ==== Noun ==== newcome (plural newcomes) A stranger newly arrived; a newcomer. (dialectal) The time at which any fruit comes into season.