sweetheart

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Pronunciation

/ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/

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/ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/ · [ˈswɪi̯tˌhɑːt] · /ˈswitˌhɑɹt/ · [ˈswɪi̯tˌhɑɹ̈t] · /ˈswiɾˌɑɹt/ · [ˈswɪi̯ˌɾ(ʱ)ɑɹt̠̚]

Definition of sweetheart

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A person who is always very kind.

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

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noun

A person who is always very kind.

“She is such a sweetheart: she never complains about me being late.”
A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.

“John married his high-school sweetheart in 1981.”
“Why Lambe, why Lady, fie you ſluggabed, / Why Loue I ſay, Madam, ſweeteheart, why Bride: / What not a word, you take your penniworths now, / Sleepe for a weeke, […]”
A term of endearment, especially for a lover or child.
(US)A female member of a college or university fraternity.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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

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200+ playable · top: SAWTEETH (14 pts)

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