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nounheartmate (plural heartmates)
plural heartmates
- A sweetheart.
But the moon is a sorry one, sad the bird's tune, / For this spot is unknown to that Heartmate of mine.
1914, Thomas Hardy, The Difference1 more example
An independent cartographer and an aspiring actor resist the fact that they are each others' heartmates.
2012, Kristin Ramsdell, Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre, page 327
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APA
heartmate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heartmate
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“heartmate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heartmate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heartmate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heartmate.
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