sweetheart
noun
[ ˈswiːthɑːt ]
• a person with whom someone is having a romantic relationship.
• "the pair were childhood sweethearts"
Similar:
girlfriend,
boyfriend,
lover,
beloved,
love,
darling,
true love,
woman friend,
man friend,
lady friend,
lady love,
beau,
loved one,
suitor,
admirer,
paramour,
inamorato,
inamorata,
steady,
flame,
swain,
• denoting an arrangement or agreement reached privately by two sides in an unofficial or illicit way.
