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Definition of sweetheart noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sweetheart

noun
 
/ˈswiːthɑːt/
 
/ˈswiːthɑːrt/
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  1. [singular] (informal) used to address somebody in a kind and loving way
    • Do you want a drink, sweetheart?
  2. [countable] (becoming old-fashioned) a person that somebody is having a romantic relationship with
    • They were childhood sweethearts.
    Topics Family and relationshipsc1
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