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Noun: honeymoon  'hú-nee,moon
  1. A holiday taken by a newly married couple
    "They spent their honeymoon exploring the Greek islands"
     
  2. The early (usually calm and harmonious) period of a relationship; business or political
    "The new government enjoyed a brief honeymoon before facing its first crisis"
Verb: honeymoon  'hú-nee,moon
  1. Take a holiday with one's spouse just after marriage
    "they plan to honeymoon in Hawaii"

Derived forms: honeymoons, honeymooned, honeymooning

Type of: holiday [Brit, Cdn], period, period of time, time period, time span, vac [Brit, informal], vacation, vacay [N. Amer, informal]

Encyclopedia: Honeymoon, Italian Style