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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladylove
Noun
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Dorzon had been shot 11 times and his girlfriend had also been hit, collapsing on the front lawn.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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His girlfriend Swan was also hit and had collapsed in the front yard.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Despite the backlash, the woman stands firm in her decision.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, offers food benefits, breastfeeding services and nutrition education to 65,000 Arkansas women, infants and children younger than five.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At age 15, she was shot in the face by the Taliban for advocating for girls' education in her home country of Pakistan.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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At the absolute minimum, Prince Andrew and others in Epstein’s orbit showed a pathological incuriosity about the young girls who surrounded him—and that is stretching good faith to its very limit.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ladylove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladylove. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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