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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
1
: darling
2
: one who is loved
3
: a generally likable person
4
: a remarkable one of its kind
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First Known Use of SWEETHEART
14th century
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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>
First Known Use of SWEETHEART
1942
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SWEETHEART[1] Defined for Kids
sweetheart
noun sweet·heart \ˈswēt-ˌhärt\
Definition of SWEETHEART for Kids
: a person whom someone loves
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