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sweetheart

/ˌswitˈhɑrt/

/ˈswithɑt/

Other forms: sweethearts

Definitions of sweetheart
  1. noun
    a person loved by another person
    synonyms: steady, sweetie, truelove
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    types:
    dulcinea, ladylove
    a woman who is a man's sweetheart
    sugar daddy
    a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy
    valentine
    a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
    type of:
    lover
    a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
  2. noun
    any well-liked individual
    “he's a sweetheart
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    type of:
    good person
    a person who is good to other people
  3. noun
    a very attractive or seductive looking woman
    synonyms: beauty, dish, knockout, looker, lulu, mantrap, peach, ravisher, smasher, stunner
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    type of:
    adult female, woman
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
  4. adjective
    privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)
    “another sweetheart deal based on political influence”
    Synonyms:
    privileged
    blessed with privileges
Pronunciation
US

/ˌswitˈhɑrt/

UK

/ˈswithɑt/

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