¹sweetheart

noun sweet·heart \ˈswēt-ˌhärt\

: a person you love very much

—used to address someone you love

: a kind or helpful person : someone who is very nice

Full Definition of SWEETHEART

: darling

: one who is loved

: a generally likable person

: a remarkable one of its kind

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First Known Use of SWEETHEART

14th century

Related to SWEETHEART

Synonyms: beloved, darling, dear, flame, hon, honey, love, squeeze [slang], sweet, sweetie, sweetie pie, truelove

Rhymes with SWEETHEART

apart, at heart, bar chart, blackheart, bogart, Bogart, by heart, clip art, crash cart, depart, Descartes, dispart, dogcart, Earhart, eye chart, false start, fine art, flowchart, folk art, forepart, Froissart, go-cart, golf cart, greenheart, handcart, head start, impart, in part, jump-start, junk art, kick-start, mouthpart, Mozart, outsmart, oxcart, oxheart, pie chart, pop art, pushcart, rampart, real part, redstart, restart, street-smart, Stuttgart, take heart, take part, tea cart, time chart, tipcart, tramp art, upstart, voice part

²sweetheart

adjective

Definition of SWEETHEART

: of or relating to an agreement between an employer and a labor union official arranged privately for their benefit usually at the expense of the workers <a sweetheart contract>; broadly : arranged in private for the benefit of a few at the expense of many <a sweetheart deal>