sweetheart

English

Etymology

From sweet + heart.

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Noun

sweetheart (plural sweethearts)

1. A person who is always very kind.

   She is such a sweetheart, she never complains about my being late.

2. A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.

   John married his highschool sweetheart in 1981.

Derived terms

• sweetheart deal
• sweetheart tax

Related terms

• sweet
• sweetie

Translations

a person who is always very kind

Finnish: kultainen (fi) French: chéri (fr) m.

Italian: gentile (it), cara (it), caro (it) m.

a person very much liked or loved by someone else

Arabic: حبيب (ar) (ħabīb) Croatian: diridika (hr) f. Finnish: kullanmuru (fi) French: amante (fr) f., chéri (fr) m., chérie (fr) f., amour (fr) m., ange (fr) m. Georgian: სატრფო (satrp‘o), მიჯნური (midžnuri), საყვარელი (saq‘vareli) Greek: εραστής (el) (erastís) m., ερωμένη (el) (eroméni) f. Irish: cumann (ga) m.

Italian: amore (it) c., tesoro (it) c., dolcezza (it) f. Macedonian: љубен (mk) (ljúben) m., љубена (mk) (ljúbena) f., либе (mk) (líbe) n. Polish: sympatia (pl) f., ukochany (pl) m. Russian: возлюбленный (ru) (vozljúblennyj) m. Scottish Gaelic: leannan (gd) m. Taos: pìa’ąsíne (plural) Thai: หวานใจ (th)