also: にいよめ
noun
newly-wed bride
Refers to a woman who has just married; often used in contexts like weddings or early married life.
新嫁は白無垢を着て式に臨んだ。
The newly-wed bride attended the ceremony in a white kimono.
隣に越してきた新嫁さんは、とても若く見える。
The newly-wed bride who moved in next door looks very young.
Compound of 新 (new) and 嫁 (bride). The reading しんよめ is the modern standard; にいよめ is an older reading now considered obsolete.