amien.
/aˈmiː/, /əˈmiː/, U.S. /æˈmi/, /əˈmi/, /ɑˈmi/ A female friend, sweetheart, or lover. Cf. chère amie n., petite amie n.In later use chiefly in or with reference to French-speaking contexts.
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the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart > specifically a female sweetheart or girlfriend
lief971
ladya1393
ladyshipa1393
speciala1400
amiec1400
womanc1400
amoreta1425
mistressc1425
paramoura1450
fair ladya1470
girl?a1513
sooterkin1530
Tib1533
she1547
lady-love1568
jug1569
young lady1584
pigeon1592
love-lass1594
lass1596
dowsabel1612
swainling1615
lucky1629
Dulcinea1638
Lindabrides1640
inamorata1651
baby1684
best girl1691
lady friend1733
young woman1822
moll1823
querida1834
sheila1839
bint1855
tart1864
babykins1870
Dona1874
novia1874
fancy-girl1892
girlfriend1892
cliner1895
tootsy1895
dinah1898
best1904
twist and twirl1905
jane1906
kitten1908
patootie1918
meisie1919
bride1924
gf1925
jelly1931
sort1933
a bit (also piece) of homework1945
beast1946
queen1955
momma1964
mi'jita1970
her indoors1979
girlf1991
the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > female friend
amiec1400
friendessa1425
amiga1843
girlfriend1859
gal pal1934
c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 521 She seide þat she was amye [a1425 Linc. Inn ameye] To Amon, þe god of Lybye.
1811 A. Burr Jrnl. 12 July in Private Jrnl. (1838) II. 213 There was no remedy, nor any other consolation than that of denouncing heartily De Veer and his amie.
1874 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 324 It would seem that Hainsellin had promised to wed his amie.
1903 Mod. Lang. Notes 18 202/2 Lybeaus coolly takes possession of a beautiful hunting dog, presents it to his amie, and puts the protesting hunters to rout.
1994 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 15 June 28 Stoppard will not be travelling with his amie, Felicity Kendall, who starred in the original production of Arcadia in London last year.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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