ladylove

[ ley-dee-luhv ]

noun

1. a beloved woman; sweetheart or mistress.

ladylove

/ ˈleɪdɪˌlʌv /

noun

1. rare.
   a beloved woman

Word History and Origins

Origin of ladylove¹

First recorded in 1725–35; lady + love

Example Sentences

When a male is assured that his ladylove is totally still, he skitters to her side of the leaf and mates with her in a matter of seconds.  

From National Geographic

But in Theater for a New Audience’s revival of Ionesco’s drama, he’s a man in a perpetually sunny “radiant city” who is hunting for the murderer who drowned his ladylove.

From New York Times

The monarch’s power was construed as symbolic of God, and his wife was to be his handmaiden – not his ladylove.

From Salon

It had needed but this, the sight of helpless distress in his ladylove, to finish his subjugation.

From Project Gutenberg

Jupiter vainly sought his missing ladylove, and it was only long afterward that he discovered her and her little bear son Arcas.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• girlfriend
• paramour
• sweetheart