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S W IY1 T HH AA2 R T
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A person who is always very kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
She is such a sweetheart: she never complains about me being late.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
John married his high-school sweetheart in 1981.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A term of endearment, especially for a lover or child.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A female member of a college or university fraternity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
another sweetheart deal based on political influence
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Synonyms: none provided
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a very attractive or seductive looking woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: woman, adult female
any well-liked individual
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: good person
a person loved by another person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sweetie, steady, truelove
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lover
Narrower terms: ladylove, dulcinea, sugar daddy, valentine
From Middle English swete heorte, swete hert (term of endearment); equivalent to sweet + heart.
Across languages
Translations
168 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Assamese :
কলিজা
(koliza)
— a person who is always very kind
Finnish :
kullanmuru
— a person who is always very kind
Finnish :
kultainen
— a person who is always very kind
French :
chéri
— a person who is always very kind
German :
Schatz
— a person who is always very kind
German :
herzensguter Mensch
— a person who is always very kind
German :
Seele von Mensch
— a person who is always very kind
Hungarian :
kedves ember
— a person who is always very kind
Italian :
gentile
— a person who is always very kind
Italian :
cara
— a person who is always very kind
Italian :
caro
— a person who is always very kind
Macedonian :
душа
(duša)
— a person who is always very kind
Macedonian :
душичка
(dušička)
— a person who is always very kind
Polish :
baranek
— a person who is always very kind
Portuguese :
gentil
— a person who is always very kind
Portuguese :
meigo
— a person who is always very kind
Romanian :
drag
— a person who is always very kind
Romanian :
dragă
— a person who is always very kind
Russian :
ду́шка
(dúška)
— a person who is always very kind
Spanish :
dulzura
— a person who is always very kind
Arabic :
حَبِيب
(ḥabīb)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Arabic :
حَبِيبَة
(ḥabība)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Assamese :
কলিজা
(koliza)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Belarusian :
лю́бы
(ljúby)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Belarusian :
лю́бая
(ljúbaja)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Belarusian :
мі́лы
(míly)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Belarusian :
мі́лая
(mílaja)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Bulgarian :
скъп
(skǎp)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Bulgarian :
скъ́па
(skǎ́pa)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Bulgarian :
люби́м
(ljubím)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Bulgarian :
люби́ма
(ljubíma)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Bulgarian :
ли́бе
(líbe)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Bulgarian :
лю́бе
(ljúbe)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Bulgarian :
възлю́бен
(vǎzljúben)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Bulgarian :
възлю́бена
(vǎzljúbena)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Burmese :
ရည်းစား
(rany:ca:)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Burmese :
အချစ်
(a.hkyac)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Burmese :
ချစ်သူ
(hkyacsu)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Cherokee :
ᏧᎾᏓᏓᏡᎩ
(tsunadadatlugi)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Chinese :
阿娜達 /阿娜达
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Chinese :
阿娜达
(a-na-ta)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Chinese Mandarin :
親愛的 /亲爱的
(qīn'ài de)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Chinese Mandarin :
寶貝 /宝贝
(bǎobèi)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Czech :
miláček
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Danish :
elskede
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Danish :
skat
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Finnish :
kullanmuru
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Finnish :
kultanen
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Finnish :
rakas
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Finnish :
sydänkäpy
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
French :
amante
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
French :
chéri
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
French :
chérie
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
French :
amour
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
French :
ange
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Georgian :
სატრფო
(saṭrpo)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Georgian :
მიჯნური
(miǯnuri)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Georgian :
საყვარელი
(saq̇vareli)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
German :
Liebchen
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
German :
Liebling
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
German :
Schatz
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
German :
Liebster
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
German :
Liebste
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
German :
Herzallerliebster
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
German :
Herzallerliebste
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Greek :
εραστής
(erastís)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Greek :
ερωμένη
(eroméni)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hebrew :
מותק
(móteq)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hindi :
प्रिय
(priya)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hindi :
प्रिया
(priyā)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hindi :
प्रियतम
(priytam)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hindi :
प्रियतमा
(priyatmā)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hungarian :
szerelem
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hungarian :
édesem
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hungarian :
kedvesem
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hungarian :
szerelmem
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hungarian :
drágám
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hungarian :
kicsim
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Ingrian :
kultoin
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Irish :
cumann
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Italian :
amore
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Italian :
tesoro
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Italian :
dolcezza
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Japanese :
カレシ
(kareshi)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Japanese :
カノジョ
(kanojo)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Japanese :
恋人
(koibito)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Japanese :
スイートハート
(suītohāto)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Japanese :
愛すべき
(aisubeki)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Japanese :
ダーリン
(dārin)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Japanese :
ハニー
(hanī)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Japanese :
貴方
(anata)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Japanese :
君
(kimi)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Korean :
여보
(yeobo)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Korean :
자기
(jagi)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Latin :
dēliciae
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Latin :
corculum
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Latin :
melculum
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Latin :
ocellus
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Latin :
animulus
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Macedonian :
љубен
(ljuben)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Macedonian :
љубена
(ljubena)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Macedonian :
либе
(libe)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Macedonian :
душичка
(dušička)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Macedonian :
срцка
(srcka)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Macedonian :
срцуле
(srcule)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Macedonian :
душиче
(dušiče)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Malay :
sayang
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Māori :
whaiāipo
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Māori :
tau
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Māori :
tahu
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Māori :
ipo
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Māori :
kaimanawa
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Māori :
kaihou
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Māori :
ate
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Michif :
nicimos
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Navajo :
sheʼashkii
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Navajo :
sheʼatʼééd
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Norwegian :
søtnos
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Norwegian :
søting
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Persian :
دلدار
(deldâr)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Persian :
دلارام
(delârâm)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Persian :
دلبر
(delbar)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Persian :
یار
(yâr)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Plautdietsch :
Schauz
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Polish :
sympatia
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Polish :
ukochany
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Polish :
ukochana
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Polish :
kochanie
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Portuguese :
amor
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Portuguese :
tesouro
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Portuguese :
doçura
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Portuguese :
querido
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Portuguese :
anjo
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Romanian :
iubit
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Romanian :
iubită
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Romanian :
drag
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Romanian :
drăguță
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Russian :
возлю́бленный
(vozljúblennyj)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Russian :
возлю́бленная
(vozljúblennaja)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Russian :
дорого́й
(dorogój)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Russian :
дорога́я
(dorogája)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Russian :
люби́мый
(ljubímyj)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Russian :
люби́мая
(ljubímaja)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Russian :
ду́шенька
(dúšenʹka)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Russian :
голу́бушка
(golúbuška)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Russian :
ми́лый
(mílyj)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Russian :
ми́лая
(mílaja)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Scottish Gaelic :
leannan
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Serbo-Croatian :
диридика
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Serbo-Croatian :
diridika
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Slovak :
miláčik
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Slovak :
srdiečko
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Slovene :
ljubček
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Slovene :
ljubica
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Spanish :
corazón
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Swahili :
tamu
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Swahili :
pipi
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Swedish :
älskling
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Swedish :
raring
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Swedish :
sötnos
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Taos :
pìaʼąsíne
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Thai :
หวานใจ
(wǎan-jai)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Turkish :
sevgili
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Ukrainian :
ми́лий
(mýlyj)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Ukrainian :
ми́ла
(mýla)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Ukrainian :
коха́ний
(koxányj)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Ukrainian :
коха́на
(koxána)
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Vietnamese :
người yêu
— a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie