sweetheart

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person you love, especially a girlfriend or boyfriend.

   John married his high-school sweetheart in 1981.

2. 2
   noun

   A loving name you call someone you care about.

   Goodnight, sweetheart, see you in the morning.

3. 3
   noun

   A very kind and likeable person.

   She is such a sweetheart; she never complains when I'm late.

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

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