sweetheart

¹sweet·heart

noun \ˈswēt-ˌhärt\

Definition of SWEETHEART

1

: darling

2

: one who is loved

3

: a generally likable person

4

: a remarkable one of its kind

Examples of SWEETHEART

1. Be a sweetheart and help your grandmother.
2. She is such a little sweetheart.

First Known Use of SWEETHEART

14th century

Related to SWEETHEART

Synonyms: beloved, darling, dear, flame, hon, honey, love, squeeze [slang], sweet, sweetie, sweetie pie, truelove

Related Words: beau, boy, boyfriend, fellow, man, swain; gal, girl, girlfriend, inamorata, ladylove, lass, mistress, tootsie; amour, lover, paramour; doll, duck(s) [chiefly British], pet; date, escort, steady; admirer, gallant, suitor, wooer; groom, husband; bride, wife; significant other; fiancé, intended; crush, heartthrob

Near Antonyms: bust, disappointment, dud, failure, flop, lemon, letdown, loser, stinker, turkey

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Rhymes with SWEETHEART

apart, at heart, bar chart, blackheart, bogart, Bogart, by heart, clip art, crash cart, depart, Descartes, dispart, dogcart, Earhart, eye chart, false start, fine art, flowchart, folk art, forepart, Froissart, go-cart, golf cart, greenheart, handcart, head start, impart, in part, jump-start, junk art, kick-start, mouthpart, Mozart, outsmart, oxcart, oxheart, pie chart, pop art, pushcart, rampart, real part, redstart, restart, street-smart, Stuttgart, take heart, take part, tea cart, time chart, tipcart, tramp art, upstart, voice part