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sweetheart
[ sweet-hahrt ]
noun
- either of a pair of lovers in relation to the other.
- (sometimes initial capital letter) an affectionate or familiar term of address.
- a beloved person.
- Informal. a generous, friendly person.
- Informal. anything that arouses loyal affection:
My old car was a real sweetheart.
sweetheart
/ ˈswiːtˌhɑːt /
noun
- a person loved by another
- informal.a lovable, generous, or obliging person
- a term of endearment for a beloved or lovable person
adjective
- of or relating to a garment with a sweetheart neckline
sweetheart cardigan
Word History and Origins
Origin of sweetheart1
Example Sentences
He married — and divorced — his childhood sweetheart three times.
Unfortunately, the mayor has decided to hand off a sweetheart deal to the next Wall Street utility provider and leave vulnerable communities of concern behind.
They’ll also get to bid on an archive of 22 autographed love letters written by Shakur at the age of 15-17 to a high school sweetheart.
Historically, major streaming services like Hulu and CBS All Access have been able to negotiate sweetheart deals with the CTV platforms.
“This is a sweetheart deal for SDG&E,” said Tyson Siegele, an energy analyst for Protect Our Communities, a local environmental advocacy group.
“I wish this would end soon,” says Victor, who is just married to his young sweetheart.
Back in 2005, Franklin had referred to sideline reporter Holly Rowe as “sweetheart.”
The chance of becoming a mother had died when she lost her sweetheart in the Great War.
Apparently, 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' is the place to stake your claim as America's Sweetheart.
At Dryden, John finds a sweetheart, classmate Patricia McGory.
Women pitied him, and gazed at him tenderly, wondering if a man could look like that for anything save the loss of a sweetheart.
She became my sweetheart, temporarily; but a born butterfly, she soon fluttered away, leaving me disconsolate—for a time!
Please remember me to your wife and to the four-year-old sweetheart, if she be not too engrossed with higher matters.
It was one thing to refuse to marry her old sweetheart; it was another to take his property and reduce him to poverty.
"No, you are my sweetheart," he cried, discretion all gone now in his eager furtherance of his pleading.
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