hon·ey·moon (hŭn'ē-mūn')
n.

1. A holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple.
2. An early harmonious period in a relationship: The honeymoon between the new President and the press was soon over.

intr.v., -mooned, -moon·ing, -moons.
To go on a honeymoon.

[Perhaps from a comparison of the moon, which wanes as soon as it is full, to the affections of a newly married couple, which are most tender right after marriage.]

honeymooner hon'ey·moon'er n.

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