"newcome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more newcome [comparative], most newcome [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English neowecomen, from Old English nīwcumen, nīwancumen (“newly come, just arrived”), equivalent to new- + come. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|neowecomen}} Middle English neowecomen, {{inh|en|ang|nīwcumen}} Old English nīwcumen, {{m|ang|nīwancumen||newly come, just arrived}} nīwancumen (“newly come, just arrived”), {{prefix|en|new|come|nocat=1}} new- + come Head templates: {{en-adj}} newcome (comparative more newcome, superlative most newcome)
  1. Just arrived; lately come.
    Sense id: en-newcome-en-adj-9B4qSRzi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: new-come
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: newcomes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English neowecomen, from Old English nīwcumen, nīwancumen (“new-comer, neophyte, novice”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|neowecomen}} Middle English neowecomen, {{inh|en|ang|nīwcumen}} Old English nīwcumen, {{m|ang|nīwancumen||new-comer, neophyte, novice}} nīwancumen (“new-comer, neophyte, novice”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} newcome (plural newcomes)
  1. A stranger newly arrived; a newcomer.
    Sense id: en-newcome-en-noun-xEVDx8R4
  2. (dialectal) The time at which any fruit comes into season. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-newcome-en-noun-Fp2bFyct Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 29 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: new-come
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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