Loved one

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A very close friend or family member for whom a person has feelings of endearment, one of someone's close ones; sometimes: next of kin (for example on hospital admission form).

    "I felt myself masculine, the protector of the weak, the fighting male. And, best of all, I felt myself the protector of my loved one. She leaned against me."

  2. 2
    a person who you love, usually a member of your family wordnet
  3. 3
    A recently deceased close friend or family member. euphemistic

    "Whereas once the main option was a traditional black hearse service, these days a "green funeral" with a cardboard coffin is just one of the alternative ways to send off a loved one."

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"I felt myself masculine, the protector of the weak, the fighting male. And, best of all, I felt myself the protector of my loved one. She leaned against me."

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