sweetheart

UK /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/ US /ˈswitˌhɑɹt/

noun 4

Definitions

noun

A person who is always very kind.

She is such a sweetheart: she never complains about me being late.

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

John married his high-school sweetheart in 1981.

Why Lambe, why Lady, fie you ſluggabed, / Why Loue I ſay, Madam, ſweeteheart, why Bride: / What not a word, you take your penniworths now, / Sleepe for a weeke, […]

A term of endearment, especially for a lover or child.

A female member of a college or university fraternity.

Collocations

ADJ.

darling, good, high

VERB + SWEETHEART

aren't, call, crying, go, love, married, surprise, tell

SWEETHEART + NOUN

i'm

PREP.

about, in

ADV.

such

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a very attractive or seductive looking woman

noun — a person loved by another person

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

sweetheart deal

A transaction, contract, or other agreement in which one party provides particularly favorable terms to the other, especially in suspicious circumstances.

Steven Matthews, described the lease last week as "a sweetheart deal that gives too much away for what the city gets in return."

Example Bank

She is such a sweetheart: she never complains about me being late.

Wiktionary

John married his high-school sweetheart in 1981.

Wiktionary

Why Lambe, why Lady, fie you ſluggabed, / Why Loue I ſay, Madam, ſweeteheart, why Bride: / What not a word, you take your penniworths now, / Sleepe for a weeke, […]

Wiktionary

I love you, sweetheart.

Tatoeba · #139171

I call my sweetheart darling.

Tatoeba · #262284

What are you crying about, sweetheart?

Tatoeba · #383665

Usage Notes

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