loc noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
loke noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Arabic

2 entries

حَبِيب noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
حَبِيبَة noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Armenian

4 entries

բարեկամ noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
թանկագին noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
սիրելի noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
քաղցր noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Belarusian

3 entries

лю́бы adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
лю́бая noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
лю́бы noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Bengali

2 entries

দিলরুবা adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
দিলরুবা noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Bikol Central

2 entries

padaba noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
padangat noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Bulgarian

4 entries

любим adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
мил adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
скъп adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
любим noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Catalan

4 entries

estimat adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
estimat adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
estimada noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
estimat noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Central Kurdish

3 entries

نازدار noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
یار noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
یارە noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

亲爱的 adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
寶貝 /宝贝 noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
心肝 noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
心肝寶貝 /心肝宝贝 noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Czech

4 entries

drahoušek noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
miláček noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
miláček noun (person who is kind, sweet, etc., and thus lovable; animal or thing which is cute and lovable — see also sweetheart)
milý noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Danish

1 entries

elskede noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Dutch

4 entries

geliefde noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
liefje noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
lieve noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
lieverd noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Dzongkha

1 entries

སྙིང་སྡུག noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Esperanto

3 entries

karegulino noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
karegulo noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
karulino noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Estonian

4 entries

kallike noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
kallikene noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
kullake noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
kullakene noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Finnish

4 entries

rakas adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
suloinen adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
herttainen noun (person who is kind, sweet, etc., and thus lovable; animal or thing which is cute and lovable — see also sweetheart)
kulta noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

French

4 entries

chéri adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
chérie adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
chéri noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
chéri noun (person who is kind, sweet, etc., and thus lovable; animal or thing which is cute and lovable — see also sweetheart)

Galician

4 entries

amor noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
meu ben noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
meu rei noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
rula noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Georgian

1 entries

ახლობელი noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

German

3 entries

Liebling noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
Schatz noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
Schätzchen noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Greek

4 entries

λατρεμένος adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
πολυαγαπημένος adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
χαριτωμένος adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
αγάπη noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Hebrew

2 entries

יַקִּיר adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
יַקִּיר noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Hindi

4 entries

आकर्षक adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
प्रियतम adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
प्रियतमा adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
मोहक adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)

Hungarian

4 entries

drágám noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
kicsim noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
szívem noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
édesem noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Icelandic

3 entries

kær adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
ástkær adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
elskan noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Indonesian

1 entries

sayang noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Ingrian

1 entries

kultoin noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Irish

4 entries

muirneach adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
ainsín noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
carán noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
craobhóg noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Italian

4 entries

caro adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
caro adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
amore noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
tesoro noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Japanese

4 entries

スイートハート noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
ダーリン noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
ハニー noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
愛すべき noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Korean

4 entries

달링 noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
여보 noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
자기 noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
자기야 noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Latin

4 entries

mellītus adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
animulus noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
deliciae noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
mel noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Luxembourgish

4 entries

Fiffi noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
Häerzi noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
Liibling noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
Schazi noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Malay

1 entries

sayang noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Malayalam

3 entries

പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
പ്രിയതമ noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
പ്രിയതമൻ noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Māori

4 entries

ate noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
ipo noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
kōmata noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
paruhi noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Nahuatl

3 entries

necuhtliyollotl adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
notlazohtla adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
tlazohtli teōtl adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)

Norwegian

1 entries

elskling noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Occitan

1 entries

carit adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)

Persian

4 entries

دلربا adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
دلفریب adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
دلنواز adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
فریبا adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)

Polish

4 entries

czarująca adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
czarujący adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
droga noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
drogi noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Portuguese

4 entries

amado adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
encantador adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
querido adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
querida noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Romanian

4 entries

drag adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
drăguț adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
iubit adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
scump adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)

Russian

4 entries

дорого́й adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
люби́мый adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
ми́лый adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
ми́лый adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

ionmhainn adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
eudail noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
luaidh noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

duša noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
sȑce noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
zlȃto noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
ду́ша noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Slovak

3 entries

milovaný adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
zlatý adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
miláčik noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Spanish

4 entries

amado adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
encantador adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
querido adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
amada noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Swedish

4 entries

bedårande adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
charmig adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
gullig adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
söt adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)

Tamil

3 entries

அன்பு adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
நேச adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
ஆருயிர் noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Thai

1 entries

ที่รัก noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Turkish

4 entries

biricik adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
canım adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
hoş adj (very cute or lovable — see also adorable, charming, sweet)
sevgili adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)

Volapük

4 entries

löfik adj (very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite)
hilöfäb noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
jilöfäb noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
löfäb noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Welsh

1 entries

cariad noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Woiwurrung

1 entries

yadabiling noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Yiddish

2 entries

ליבלינג noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
ליובע noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Zazaki

3 entries

sinayer noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
waşter noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
yar (diq) noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Zealandic

3 entries

liefje noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
lieve noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)
lieven noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

Zulu

1 entries

isingane noun (often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one)

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Let's dance, my darling.

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What a darling outfit!

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"Oh, darling," she said, "sit down, relax, and close your eyes."

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I call my sweetheart darling.

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