Antonyms for sweetheart
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sweet-hahrt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈswitˌhɑrt |
Definition of sweetheart
Origin :- late 13c. as a form of address, 1570s as a synonym for "loved one;" from sweet (adj.) + heart. As an adjective, with reference to labor contracts, it is attested from 1959.
- noun person whom another loves
- A "bronch fighter" is not more jealous of his sweetheart than of his reputation as a rider.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- He could not have her for a sweetheart, if she shared her love with other men.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- Some o' the men said she was his sweetheart, but he don't look like that kind.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- "Don't worry about me, sweetheart," he replied in a well controlled voice.
- Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Her sweetheart was named Gadern, and he was a young and strong hunter.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- Got no more regards than a brazing calf-disturbin' a feller with his sweetheart!
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- "Sweetheart, you mustn't fret," she soothed, in motherly fashion.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- I have no mind to wed for a while, but Giles Martin of Gommatch is my sweetheart.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- He was a sweetheart, a society sweetheart, who are always the worst of all.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- You can away now, sweetheart, if you have aught to engage you.'
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
Synonyms for sweetheart
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