A paramour.

A person who is beloved of another, esp. a sweetheart (cf. true love, n. 4a); also (rare) in extended use of animals. Cf. lady-love, n. 1.

A person beloved by one of the opposite sex; a lover or sweetheart; †occasionally a husband or wife.

A ‘sweet’ or beloved person; dear one, darling, sweetheart. Chiefly as an endearing term of address. archaic.

A beloved person, ‘love’, sweetheart.

Sweetheart.

A lover; the object of a person's love, esp. in an affair or romance; a person's sexual partner. Also in extended use. Now somewhat archaic.

As a term of endearment or affectionate form of address: sweetheart, darling.

As a term of endearment or affectionate form of address: sweetheart, darling.

A sweetheart, a lover. Also ironic: an immoral, unchaste woman; a harlot.

A sweetheart, a darling. Chiefly with possessive adjective. Also as a term of endearment. Obsolete.

An attractive woman, esp. a young one; (in early use also) a lover, a paramour.

As a term of endearment: A sweetheart, darling, beloved one.

A person with whom one is in love.

A romantic partner; a lover.

A loved one of either sex; lady love, fair lady.

spec. A paramour.

A sweetheart.

A sweetheart, a lover.

= Liebchen, n.

A person who is very dear to another; a sweetheart, a ‘pet’, darling. Commonly used as a term of endearing address.

Originally and chiefly U.S. A sweetheart, a darling. Frequently as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address. Cf. angel, n. 6b.

(a) A person who is beloved; (in plural) a person's close family or friends; (b) spec. a close relation or friend who has died (frequently in…

A sweetheart, a lover. Also (as an affectionate form of address): darling, ‘love’.

a sweetheart.

An Arab lady or matron of good family; hence, the (chief) wife of a sheikh. (Also as a title of respect.) Also transferred, the consort of a ‘sheikh’…

= opposite number n. at opposite, n. adj.adv. prep.compounds. Occasionally: a sweetheart, partner, or spouse.

A small child (esp. a child of the speaker); a sweetheart. Chiefly as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address.

As an affectionate form of address (to a female): sweetheart, dear; (also) one's sweetheart, darling.

A close friend, esp. a girlfriend or lover; a sweetheart. Cf. main, adj.2 slang (chiefly North American).

A girlfriend or boyfriend; a lover. Also as a form of address.

A boyfriend or girlfriend; a romantic or sexual partner. Originally and chiefly as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address…