Sweetheart meaning

What does “sweetheart” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“sweetheart” is a noun and adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a person loved by another person.

sweetheart

noun

  1. a person loved by another person

  2. any well-liked individual

    “he's a sweetheart”

  3. a very attractive or seductive looking woman

adjective

  1. privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)

    “another sweetheart deal based on political influence”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University