Sweetheart

Pronunciation

Origin

From sweet + heart.

Full definition of sweetheart

Noun

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 highschool sweetheart in 1981.

Synonyms

• (kind) sweetie.
• (romantic term of endearment) dear, darling, sweetie.

Derived terms

• sweetheart deal
• sweetheart neckline
• sweetheart tax

Related terms

• sweet
• sweetie