absol. quasi-n. A beloved, a dear one; a friend, sweetheart, mistress; occasionally a wife. Similarly in the comparative, one who is dearer. Obsolete.

A woman who is the object of (esp. chivalrous) love or devotion. Cf. lady-love, n. 1. Now chiefly historical or poetic.

= lady, n. 1d. Obsolete.

A female sweetheart or lover; a mistress, a concubine. Obsolete.

A female friend, sweetheart, or lover. Cf. chère amie, n., petite amie, n.

A woman with whom a person has a romantic or sexual relationship; a female lover, a girlfriend; (also) a mistress; a woman who is supported…

A sweetheart, lover, or paramour; esp. a female one. Cf. amoretto, n. 2. Chiefly archaic and literary in later use.

A woman loved and courted by a man; a female sweetheart. Obsolete.

A woman who is the object of a knight's love, and for whom he does battle; (hence) an object of chivalrous admiration and attachment. Now historical.

(with possessive pronoun) a woman who is the object of one's love or devotion (esp. with allusion to chivalrous love); a man's wife or partner…

colloquial. A sweetheart, a girlfriend; a wife. Also (in later use) best girl: see best, adj. n.1adv. compounds 2a. Frequently with possessive…

Sweetheart, mistress. Obsolete. rare.

Formerly: a typical name for a woman of lower social status, as in Tib and Tom (cf. Jack and Jill, n. 1). Also: a girl or lass, a sweetheart, a…

As a count noun. A female human being; a woman or girl; (also) a female lover or partner.

A woman who is the object of love or devotion; a female sweetheart. Also as a form of address.

Applied as a common noun to a homely woman, maid-servant, sweetheart, or mistress; or as a term of disparagement. Now rare.

Chiefly with possessive: a person's female lover or sweetheart; a girlfriend; (sometimes) spec. a (young) wife or fiancée. Cf. young woman, n. 2, youn…

A sweetheart, a darling. Frequently as a term of endearment esp. for a woman.

a (female) sweetheart.

A lady-love, a sweetheart. Also transferred.

A young country girl; a female sweetheart, typically from the countryside. Cf. Phillis, n.

A poor or young swain or rustic. Also, a rustic female sweetheart.

An elderly woman; spec. a grandmother. Also: a woman of any age, esp. a wife or mistress. Frequently in familiar or humorous use. Now rare.

A person regarded as embodying the idealized attributes of the literary character Dulcinea (see etymology); spec. a mistress, a lady love, a…

Used allusively for: A lady-love, a mistress.

A female lover, mistress, sweetheart.

colloquial. A lover; (also) a spouse. As a term of endearment: darling, sweetheart. Cf. babe, n. 4b.

(usually with possessive adjective) a female sweetheart, a girlfriend.

a female friend; (in later use) a girlfriend, a sweetheart.

Chiefly with possessive: a person's female lover or sweetheart; a girlfriend; (sometimes) spec. a fiancée. Cf. young lady, n. 2, young man, n. 5…

A girlfriend, a sweetheart; spec. the girlfriend or female accomplice of a gangster or criminal; a female pickpocket or thief.

In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: a female sweetheart, a darling. Frequently used as a form of address.

A girl or young woman; a girl-friend. (Playfully affectionate and predominantly in male use.)

A girl or woman (usually derogatory); girl-friend.

figurative. Applied, gen. (originally often endearingly) to a girl or woman; frequently in Australia and New Zealand. Also in Liverpool dialect…

A baby, a young child; chiefly as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address, usually for a woman or child.

slang. (in form dona, also donah, doner.) A woman; a sweetheart.

In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries and amongst Hispanic Americans: a girlfriend, a fiancée; a bride. Cf. novio, n.

= fancy-woman n.

A female with whom a person has a romantic or sexual relationship; a female partner or lover.

A girl; a sweetheart. Now rare or Obsolete.

Also tootsie, tootsey-wootsey, tootsey-wootsey. A woman, a girl; a sweetheart; occasionally applied to a male lover. Frequently as a familiar form…

A man's sweetheart or favourite woman.

U.S. slang. = best girl n. at compounds 2a. Obsolete. rare.

With possessive adjective: a female lover or sweetheart; a girlfriend. Also occasionally more generally: a young woman, a girl. Cf. twist, n.3

A woman, girl, girlfriend.

figurative. Applied to a young girl, with implication of playfulness or skittishness. In extended use: a girl-friend; a young woman; often as a…

A girlfriend, a sweetheart; an attractive woman. Frequently in sweet patootie, hot patootie.

A girlfriend, a wife.

slang. A woman, esp. as a man’s (potential) sexual or romantic partner. Now rare.

girlfriend.

slang. A pretty girl; a girl-friend.

A girl or young woman; a girl-friend. (Predominantly in male use.) slang (originally Australian).

British slang. a bit (also piece) of homework: an attractive woman.

Chiefly Caribbean slang. An attractive woman; a girlfriend.

Applied to a female whose authority or pre-eminence is comparable to that of a queen. slang (originally U.S.). An attractive woman; a girlfriend, a…

slang (originally in African-American usage). A young woman; any woman, esp. a sexually attractive or promiscuous one; a girlfriend. Also in…

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

one's wife or girlfriend; in extended use, applied to any woman occupying a position of authority who is regarded as domineering.

A girlfriend. Frequently with possessive adjective.