Synonyms for sweetheart
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Kind person
sweetie, darling, love, honey, lover, dear, beau, lady love, sweet, baby, babby US, dearest, paramour, suitor, beloved, flame, admirer, lass, bae, dearie informal, pet, doll, precious
Other
babe, inamorata, innamorato, heartface, waterleaf, conversation lozenge dated UK
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who is always very kind.
She is such a sweetheart: she never complains about me being late.
- n. 2
A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
John married his high-school sweetheart in 1981.
- n. 3
A term of endearment, especially for a lover or child.
Related words
- Word family
- sweet sweetie
- Phrases
- sweetheart cabbage sweetheart neckline
- Is a kind of
- term of endearment
Forms
- Plural
- sweethearts → sweeties, darlings, loves, honeys…
Example sentences
- honey I like to spread honey on my toast in the morning.
- lover Dan overheard Linda's conversation with her lover.
- darling Try to resist the urge to pick your nose, darling.
- sweetie Just seven more days — then I'll see my sweetie again.
- beauty The beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes.
- stunner Mary is more than just "cute". She's a stunner.
By length
- 3 letters
- pet1, bae1
- 4 letters
- love1, baby2, dear1, dish1, doll1, babe1, beau1, lulu2, lass1
- 5 letters
- sweet1, honey2, lover2, flame1, peach1, babby
- 6 letters
- beauty2, steady2, suitor2, looker2, dearie
- 7 letters
- beloved2, darling2, sweetie2, dearest2, admirer3, stunner2, smasher2
- 8 letters
- precious2, paramour, ravisher
- 9 letters
- inamorata, heartface, waterleaf
- 10 letters
- innamorato
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baby2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- amante