sweetheart
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- Regno Unito//ˈswiːtˌhɑːt//
- Regno Unito/[ˈswɪi̯tˌhɑːt]/
- //ˈswitˌhɑɹt//
- /[ˈswɪi̯tˌhɑɹ̈t]/
- //ˈswiɾˌɑɹt//
A person who is always very kind.
sostantivo
- 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 high-school sweetheart in 1981.
Why Lambe, why Lady, fie you ſluggabed, / Why Loue I ſay, Madam, ſweeteheart, why Bride: / What not a word, you take your penniworths now, / Sleepe for a weeke, […]
- 3
A term of endearment, especially for a lover or child.
- 4
A female member of a college or university fraternity.
Etimologia
From Middle English swete heorte, swete hert (term of endearment); equivalent to sweet + heart.
Forme
- plurale
- sweethearts