as in girlfriend
a female romantic companion
he bought an enormous bouquet of flowers for his ladylove
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Recent Examples of ladylove
Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn star as the thief and his ladylove in Richard Lester's 1976 interpretation, which reunites a middle-aged Robin and Marian 20 years after the events of the original tale, during which time Robin has been away at the Crusades and Marian has become a nun.
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EW.com, 9 July 2024
Tyler has also given his ladylove social media shout-outs, especially when Valentine's Day or her birthday roll around.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
The friends enjoyed impersonating the fourteenth-century Florentine bard and his idealized ladylove, Laura.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
Dizzyingly enough, even the official story of how Biden met his ladylove is a lie, according to someone who really ought to know.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Sep. 2020
This year, the rapper surprised his ladylove with a serenade from Kenny G — and the Internet just could not handle it.
—Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 13 Jan. 2020
Diddy made sure to share the first taste with Haddish and his ladylove, Cassie.
—Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 9 May 2018
THINGS ARE NOW KUWTK OFFICIAL, TOO In March, things became even more serious for Thompson, who appeared on the season 13 premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, alongside his ladylove.
—Julia Emmanuele, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2017
THINGS ARE NOW KUWTK OFFICIAL, TOO
In March, things became even more serious for Thompson, who appeared on the season 13 premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, alongside his ladylove.
—Julia Emmanuele, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2017
EW.com, 9 July 2024
Tyler has also given his ladylove social media shout-outs, especially when Valentine's Day or her birthday roll around.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
The friends enjoyed impersonating the fourteenth-century Florentine bard and his idealized ladylove, Laura.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
Dizzyingly enough, even the official story of how Biden met his ladylove is a lie, according to someone who really ought to know.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Sep. 2020
This year, the rapper surprised his ladylove with a serenade from Kenny G — and the Internet just could not handle it.
—Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 13 Jan. 2020
Diddy made sure to share the first taste with Haddish and his ladylove, Cassie.
—Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 9 May 2018
THINGS ARE NOW KUWTK OFFICIAL, TOO In March, things became even more serious for Thompson, who appeared on the season 13 premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, alongside his ladylove.
—Julia Emmanuele, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2017
THINGS ARE NOW KUWTK OFFICIAL, TOO
In March, things became even more serious for Thompson, who appeared on the season 13 premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, alongside his ladylove.
—Julia Emmanuele, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladylove
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As the weeklong manhunt for the suspect in the killings of four relatives of a baby found abandoned in Tennessee came to an end on Tuesday, police revealed the suspect’s girlfriend is related to the victims.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Teegan also met Ethan’s brother Micah and his girlfriend Veronica, who was struggling to get along with the Plath family after a fallout with his sister Moriah.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Throughout the year, videos of ICE arrests in which agents have been captured smashing the window of a car with a pregnant woman inside, vigorously beating a man who is curled up on the asphalt, and tossing tear gas canisters near a toddler and a baby have gone viral.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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While not universal, there are clear patterns in how men and women tend to engage with AI tools like ChatGPT, voice assistants, and smart search.—
Shelley Zalis,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Ladylove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladylove. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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