new year's day

1. 1.

   the first day of the year

   SynonymsNew Year'sJanuary 1

   Broaderlegal holiday

   Part ofJanuary

Questions about new year's day

What does new year's day mean?

new year's day means "the first day of the year".

What is another word for new year's day?

Close synonyms include New Year's, January 1. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.