"unwed" meaning in English

See unwed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈwɛd Forms: unwed [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: un- + wed Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|wed}} un- + wed Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An unwed person is not married.
    Sense id: simple-unwed-en-adj-1Wq35oS0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-

Noun

IPA: /ʌnˈwɛd Forms: unwed [singular], unweds [plural]
Etymology: un- + wed Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|wed}} un- + wed Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An unwed is a person who is not married.
    Sense id: simple-unwed-en-noun-dmlS0nCu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-

Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈwɛd Forms: unwedded [past], unwedded [past, participle], unwed [canonical], unweds [third-person, singular], unwed [past], unwed [past, participle], unwedding [present, participle]
Etymology: un- + wed Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|wed}} un- + wed Head templates: {{verb|unwed|d}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|unwed|unweds|unwed|unwedding}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you unwed a person, you annul your marriage with them.
    Sense id: simple-unwed-en-verb-rJM0pkJM
  2. The past tense and past participle of unwed.
    Sense id: simple-unwed-en-verb-iBfrYK7o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-
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