noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who is always very kind.

   "She is such a sweetheart: she never complains about me being late."

2. 2
   a beloved person; used as terms of endearment wordnet
3. 3
   A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.

   "John married his high-school sweetheart in 1981."

4. 4
   a very attractive or seductive looking woman wordnet
5. 5
   A term of endearment, especially for a lover or child.

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6. 6
   any well-liked individual wordnet
7. 7
   A female member of a college or university fraternity. US
8. 8
   a person loved by another person wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

sweetiebabydarlingdeardeardearest

Example

More examples

"What are you crying about, sweetheart?"

Etymology

From Middle English swete heorte, swete hert (term of endearment); equivalent to sweet + heart.

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