sweetheart

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noun

A person who is always very kind.

“John married his high-school sweetheart in 1981.”

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babesweetiebabydeardarlingbabberpreciousbae
OriginMiddle English swete heorte, swete hert →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

nounsweetheart (plural sweethearts)

plural sweethearts

  1. A person who is always very kind.

    She is such a sweetheart: she never complains about me being late.

  2. A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.

    John married his high-school sweetheart in 1981.

    1 more example

    Why Lambe, why Lady, fie you ſluggabed, / Why Loue I ſay, Madam, ſweeteheart, why Bride: / What not a word, you take your penniworths now, / Sleepe for a weeke, […]

    c. 1591–1595 (date written), [William Shakespeare], […] Romeo and Iuliet. […] (Second Quarto), London: […] Thomas Creede, for Cuthbert Burby, […], published 1599, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]
  3. A term of endearment, especially for a lover or child.

    Synonyms: babe

  4. USA female member of a college or university fraternity.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA term of endearment, especially for a lover or child.

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babe

kind person

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sweetie
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term of endearment
Narrower
Female onlygirlladyold ladygalold girllasslassiemummykinsprincessrosebudyoung ladyMale onlybaby boyboyboychikdaddy-odaddykinshubshubbyladold boyold chapuncleyoung man

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveprivileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)

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privileged

nouna person loved by another person

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sweetiesteadytruelove
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lover

nouna very attractive or seductive looking woman

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smasherstunnerknockoutbeautyravisherpeachlululookermantrapdish
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womanadult female

nouna beloved person; used as terms of endearment

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beloveddeardearesthoneylovebabydarlingdearydeariesweetie
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lover
Also see
babebabybaebeaubeautybelovedconversation lozengedarlingdeardearestdeariedearydishdollenamoradoflameheartfacehoneyknockoutlookerlovelove interestloverlulumantrapparamourpeachprivilegedravishersmashersparksteadystunnersweetsweetietruelovewaterleaf

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishswete heorte, swete hert
  2. Englishsweetheart

From Middle English swete heorte, swete hert (term of endearment); equivalent to sweet + heart.

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Translations

Arabic حَبِيب, حَبِيبَة
  • حَبِيب (ḥabīb)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • حَبِيبَة (ḥabība)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Bulgarian скъп, скъ́па
  • скъп (skăp)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • скъ́па (skắpa)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • люби́м (ljubím)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • люби́ма (ljubíma)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • ли́бе (líbe)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • лю́бе (ljúbe)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • възлю́бен (văzljúben)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • възлю́бена (văzljúbena)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Chinese 阿娜達 /阿娜达, 阿娜达
  • 阿娜達 /阿娜达a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • 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, 寶貝 /宝贝
  • 親愛的 /亲爱的 (qīn'ài de)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • 寶貝 /宝贝 (bǎobèi)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Czech miláček
  • miláčeka person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Danish elskede, skat
  • elskedea person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • skata person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Finnish kullanmuru, kultainen
  • kullanmurua person who is always very kind
  • kultainena person who is always very kind
  • kullanmurua person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • kultanena person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • rakasa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • sydänkäpya person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
French chéri, amante
  • chéria person who is always very kind
  • amantea person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • chéria person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • chériea person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • amoura person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • angea person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
German Schatz, herzensguter Mensch
  • Schatza person who is always very kind
  • herzensguter Menscha person who is always very kind
  • Seele von Menscha person who is always very kind
  • Liebchena person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • Lieblinga person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • Schatza person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • Liebstera person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • Liebstea person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • Herzallerliebstera person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • Herzallerliebstea person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Greek εραστής, ερωμένη
  • εραστής (erastís)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • ερωμένη (eroméni)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hebrew מותק
  • מותק (móteq)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hindi प्रिय, प्रिया
  • प्रिय (priya)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • प्रिया (priyā)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • प्रियतम (priytam)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • प्रियतमा (priyatmā)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Hungarian kedves ember, szerelem
  • kedves embera person who is always very kind
  • szerelema person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • édesema person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • kedvesema person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • szerelmema person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • drágáma person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • kicsima person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Irish cumann
  • cumanna person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Italian gentile, cara
  • gentilea person who is always very kind
  • caraa person who is always very kind
  • caroa person who is always very kind
  • amorea person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • tesoroa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • dolcezzaa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Japanese カレシ, カノジョ
  • カレシ (kareshi)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • カノジョ (kanojo)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • 恋人 (koibito)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • スイートハート (suītohāto)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • 愛すべき (aisubeki)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • ダーリン (dārin)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • ハニー (hanī)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • 貴方 (anata)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • 君 (kimi)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Korean 여보, 자기
  • 여보 (yeobo)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • 자기 (jagi)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Latin dēliciae, corculum
  • dēliciaea person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • corculuma person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • melculuma person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • ocellusa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • animulusa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Malay sayang
  • sayanga person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Māori whaiāipo, tau
  • whaiāipoa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • taua person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • tahua person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • ipoa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • kaimanawaa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • kaihoua person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • atea person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Norwegian søtnos, søting
  • søtnosa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • søtinga person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Persian دلدار, دلارام
  • دلدار (deldâr)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • دلارام (delârâm)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • دلبر (delbar)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • یار (yâr)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Polish baranek, sympatia
  • baraneka person who is always very kind
  • sympatiaa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • ukochanya person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • ukochanaa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • kochaniea person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Portuguese gentil, meigo
  • gentila person who is always very kind
  • meigoa person who is always very kind
  • amora person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • tesouroa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • doçuraa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • queridoa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • anjoa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Romanian drag, dragă
  • draga person who is always very kind
  • dragăa person who is always very kind
  • iubita person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • iubităa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • draga person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • drăguțăa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Russian ду́шка, возлю́бленный
  • ду́шка (dúška)a person who is always very kind
  • возлю́бленный (vozljúblennyj)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • возлю́бленная (vozljúblennaja)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • дорого́й (dorogój)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • дорога́я (dorogája)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • люби́мый (ljubímyj)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • люби́мая (ljubímaja)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • ду́шенька (dúšenʹka)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • голу́бушка (golúbuška)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • ми́лый (mílyj)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • ми́лая (mílaja)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Scottish Gaelic leannan
  • leannana person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Slovak miláčik, srdiečko
  • miláčika person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • srdiečkoa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Spanish dulzura, corazón
  • dulzuraa person who is always very kind
  • corazóna person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Swahili tamu, pipi
  • tamua person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • pipia person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Swedish älskling, raring
  • älsklinga person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • raringa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • sötnosa person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Thai หวานใจ
  • หวานใจ (wǎan-jai)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Turkish sevgili
  • sevgilia person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Ukrainian ми́лий, ми́ла
  • ми́лий (mýlyj)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • ми́ла (mýla)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • коха́ний (koxányj)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
  • коха́на (koxána)a person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie
Vietnamese người yêu
  • người yêua person very much liked or loved by someone — see also darling, cutie

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sweetheart

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Anagrams

washerette
Cite this entry
APA

sweetheart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetheart

MLA

“sweetheart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetheart. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweetheart,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetheart.

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