Meanings
- Used to express (sincere, or jocular, or pitying) affection toward the specified person.
Near-synonyms: God bless you, God bless; (synonymous in some uses) God help someone, heaven help someone
3 more examples
It was so weak it couldn't even hold up its head. Craig filled the eyedropper and I gently pried its mouth open. [...] Craig, God love him, stayed awake all night and fed the tiny critter every hour. Within a couple of days the kitten was doing better.
2001, Lou Solitske, Taxi Tales, Taxi TalesI was very leery of Sy because, God love him, he is always working. If you weren't careful, even the most casual conversation would [...]
2015 October 13, Mary Mapes, Truth: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 129“Even them opera stars can't fill it.” “Well, I want the platform full of chairs,” she said, turning to walk out the door. She whirled back and looked straight at the custodian. “Aw, God love you! You're concerned about me, aren't you?"
2021 October 1, Kathryn Kuhlman, Jamie Buckingham, Daughter of Destiny: The Only Authorized Biography, Destiny Image Publishers, →ISBNSynonyms: God bless you, God bless, God help someone, heaven help someone
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseUsed to express (sincere, or jocular, or pitying) affection toward the specified person.
Cite this entry
God love someone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/God%20love%20someone
“God love someone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/God%20love%20someone. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “God love someone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/God%20love%20someone.
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