sweetheart

5 definitions • 6 examples

a person that someone has a romantic relationship with:

childhood sweetheart She eventually married her childhood sweetheart.

used for talking to a person that you love, especially a child or person you have a romantic relationship with :

[ as form of address ] "Happy birthday, sweetheart," he said.

a kind and generous person:

"Oh, you're a sweetheart," she said, when I brought her breakfast in bed.

a person you love, esp. one with whom you have a romantic relationship:

Jeanne was my high school sweetheart.

Hi, sweetheart.

A sweetheart is also a kind, generous person:

She’s a sweetheart.