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couple
adjectives
a young/middle-aged/elderly couple
• A young couple with a baby have just moved into the house next door.
a married couple
• Under the new rules, a married couple will now receive £20 a week extra.
a newly married couple
(= having married not long ago )
• Many newly married couples cannot afford to buy their own homes.
an unmarried couple
• She rented the room to a young, unmarried couple.
a childless couple
(= without children )
• Are childless couples more or less likely to split up?
a retired couple
(= having finished working at the end of their working lives )
• The house is suitable for a retired couple.
the happy couple
(= the bride and bridegroom at their wedding )
• Guests stood around the happy couple, their glasses raised.
a perfect couple
(= a couple that seem very suitable for each other )
• Emily and John seemed a perfect couple.
phrases
they make a lovely couple
(= look very attractive together/suit each other well )
• You two would make a lovely couple.
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noun ADJ. beautiful, handsome, lovely | elderly, middle-aged, retired, teenage, young | bridal, honeymoon, married, newly-married, newly-wed The bridal couple stood up for the first dance. The hotel was full of honeymoon couples. | cohabiting, unmarried | heterosexual | gay, homosexual, lesbian, same-sex | childless, infertile childless couples seeking to adopt VERB + COUPLE make They make a beautiful couple. PHRASES the happy couple (= the bride and groom) We stood and drank a toast to the happy couple.
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