sweetheart

sweet·heart  (swthärt)

n.

1. One who is loved.

2. Used as a familiar term of endearment.

3. Informal

a. A person regarded as generous or lovable.

b. Something cherished for its excellent qualities.

adj.

Involving privileged treatment of a favored party; illegally or unethically favorable: "another land grab, another sweetheart deal based on political influence" (Village Voice).

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sweetheart [ˈswiːtˌhɑːt]

n

1. a person loved by another

2. Informal a lovable, generous, or obliging person

3. a term of endearment for a beloved or lovable person

adj

(Clothing & Fashion) of or relating to a garment with a sweetheart neckline sweetheart cardigan

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sweetheart

• valentine - Formerly a person chosen as a sweetheart or special friend, named for either of two Italian saints.
• bully - First meant lover or sweetheart, then fine fellow, then blusterer, then "person who harms or threatens weaker people."
• leman - An old word for "sweetheart, lover."
• piggesnye - An old term of endearment for one's sweetheart, literally "a darling pig's eye."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sweetheart - a person loved by another person     steady, sweetie, truelove lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone dulcinea, ladylove - a woman who is a man's sweetheart sugar daddy - a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy valentine - a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day; "will you be my valentine?"
	2.	sweetheart - any well-liked individual; "he's a sweetheart" good person - a person who is good to other people
	3.	sweetheart - a very attractive or seductive looking woman knockout, lulu, mantrap, stunner, peach, ravisher, smasher, looker, beauty, dish adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
Adj.	1.	sweetheart - privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically); "another sweetheart deal based on political influence" privileged - blessed with privileges; "the privileged few"

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sweetheart

noun

1. dearest, beloved, sweet, angel, treasure, honey, dear, sweetie (informal) Happy birthday, sweetheart!

2. love, boyfriend or girlfriend, beloved, lover, steady (informal), flame (informal), darling, follower (obsolete), valentine, admirer, suitor, beau, swain (archaic), truelove, leman (archaic), inamorata or inamorato I married my childhood sweetheart, in Liverpool.

Translations

sweetheart [ˈswiːthɑːt] N → novio/a m/f, amor mf
he was her childhood sweetheart → era su amor de infancia
yes, sweetheart → sí, mi amor

sweetheart [ˈswiːthɑː^rt] n

(= boyfriend) → chéri m (= girlfriend) → chérie f

(form of address) (= darling) → chéri(e) m/f
Happy birthday, sweetheart → Bon anniversaire, chérie.

sweetheart

n → Schatz m, → Liebste(r) mf; sweetheart swindler (esp US) → Heiratsschwindler(in) m(f); soon they were sweethearts (dated) → bald waren sie ein Pärchen; Vera Lynn, the Forces’ sweetheart → Vera Lynn, der Liebling der Armee

sweetheart [ˈswiːtˌhɑːt] n → innamorato/a
yes, sweetheart → sì, tesoro