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sweetheart

sweet·heart
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sweet-hahrt]
    • /ˈswitˌhɑrt/
    • /ˈswiːt.hɑːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sweet-hahrt]
    • /ˈswitˌhɑrt/

Definitions of sweetheart word

  • noun sweetheart either of a pair of lovers in relation to the other. 1
  • noun sweetheart (sometimes initial capital letter) an affectionate or familiar term of address. 1
  • noun sweetheart a beloved person. 1
  • noun sweetheart Informal. a generous, friendly person. 1
  • noun sweetheart Informal. anything that arouses loyal affection: My old car was a real sweetheart. 1
  • noun sweetheart lover 1

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Origin of sweetheart

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300, sweetheart is from the Middle English word swete herte. See sweet, heart

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sweetheart

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sweetheart popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sweetheart usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sweetheart

noun sweetheart

  • admirer — If you are an admirer of someone, you like and respect them or their work very much.
  • alveoli — a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb.
  • alveolus — any small pit, cavity, or saclike dilation, such as a honeycomb cell
  • apple of one's eye — a person or thing that is very precious or much loved
  • beau — A woman's beau is her boyfriend or lover.

adj sweetheart

  • advantaged — A person or place that is advantaged is in a better social or financial position than other people or places.
  • favored — regarded or treated with preference or partiality: Her beauty made her the favored child.

verb sweetheart

  • court — A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.
  • go after — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • go out with — date
  • go steady — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
  • go with — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.

adjective sweetheart

  • favorite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
  • favoured — Treated or regarded with partiality.
  • favourite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.

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