Sweetheart Meaning
/ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who is always very kind.
nounA person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
Sentence Examples
I love you, sweetheart.
I call my sweetheart darling.
He wrote a beautiful love letter to his high school sweetheart yesterday.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandmother calls me her little ____ because she loves me so much.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He gave his ____ a bouquet of red roses for their anniversary to show how much he cares for her today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English swete heorte, swete hert (term of endearment); equivalent to sweet + heart.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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, […]"
— c. 1591–1595 (date written), [William Shakespeare], […] Romeo and Iuliet. […] (Second Quarto), London: […] Thomas Creede, for Cuthbert Burby, […], published 1599, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandmother calls me her little ____ because she loves me so much.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He gave his ____ a bouquet of red roses for their anniversary to show how much he cares for her today.