See darling on Wiktionary
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"text": "My first, last love; the idol of my youth, / The darling of my manhood, and, alas! / Now the most blessed memory of mine age.",
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"text": "\"I dinna ken, dearling,\" he said huskily. \"I wish … och, how I wish … I canna bear to think o' ye locked up in here.\"",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "dearest"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "dearie"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "dearling"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "doll"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "doodlebug"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "dove"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "duck"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "ducky"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "dumpling"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "fam"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "heart"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"Polari"
],
"word": "heartface"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "heartling"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "heartmate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"Geordie"
],
"word": "hinny"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "hon"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "honey"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "honey bun"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "honeybunch"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "honeybug"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "honeybunny"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "honeycakes"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "honeypie"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "jewel"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"Scotland"
],
"word": "jo"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"Scouse"
],
"word": "kidder"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "lambchop"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "lambkin"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "lass (archaic except UK"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "dialectal (chiefly Geordie"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "Wearside)"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "informal or poetic)"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"South-Africa"
],
"word": "liefling"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "little one"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "love"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "lovebug"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "loveling"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "lovie"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "luvvy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "m'dear"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "miting"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "moppet"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "mopsy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "mouse"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "muffin"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "muss"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"Britain"
],
"word": "old bean"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"Britain"
],
"word": "old sport"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"word": "pally"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"Geordie"
],
"word": "pet"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "petal"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "poppet"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "pug"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "pumpkin"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "pussums"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "pussy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sausage"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "schnookums"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "shug"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"tags": [
"Pennsylvania"
],
"word": "snicklefritz"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "snookums"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "snuggums"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "squishy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sug"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sugar"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sugar baby"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sugar beet"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sugar-plum"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sugarpie"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sweet pea"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sweetcheeks"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sweetheart"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sweetie"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sweetie pie"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sweets"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "sweetling"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "treasure"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sweetheart",
"word": "woobie"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "loc"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "loke"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥabīb",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "حَبِيب"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥabība",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "حَبِيبَة"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "barekam",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "բարեկամ"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kʻaġcʻr",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "քաղցր"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "sireli",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "սիրելի"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "tʻankagin",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "թանկագին"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "ljúby",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лю́бы"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "ljúbaja",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "лю́бая"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "dilruba",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "দিলরুবা"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "padaba"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "padangat"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ljubim",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "любим"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ljubima",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "любима"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estimat"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "estimada"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǎobèi",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "寶貝 /宝贝"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qīn'ài de",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "親愛的 /亲爱的"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xīngān",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "心肝"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xīngān bǎobèi",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "心肝寶貝 /心肝宝贝"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "miláček"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "milý"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "poklad"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "zlato"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "elskede"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "geliefde"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "liefje"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "lieve"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "lieverd"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "schat"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "schatje"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "dz",
"lang": "Dzongkha",
"roman": "snying sdug",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "སྙིང་སྡུག"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "karegulino"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "karegulo"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "karulino"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kallike"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kallikene"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kullake"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kullakene"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kulta"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kultanen"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "rakas"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chéri"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chérie"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "amor"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"term-of-address"
],
"word": "meu ben"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"term-of-address"
],
"word": "meu rei"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rula"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tesouro"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "axlobeli",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "ახლობელი"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Liebling"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schatz"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Schätzchen"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "agápi",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "αγάπη"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "latreía",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "λατρεία"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "yaqqír",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "יַקִּיר"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "priya",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "प्रिय"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "priyā",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "प्रिया"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "priytam",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "प्रियतम"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "priyatmā",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "प्रियतमा"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "drágám"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "édesem"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kicsim"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "szívem"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "elskan"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "sayang"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kultoin"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ainsín"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "carán"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "craobhóg"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "craoibhín"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cumann"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dílseog"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gealghrá"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "grianán"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leanbán"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leannán"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leoinín"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "maoinín"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "meanmarc"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "muirnín"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rúnach"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rúnsearc"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "úillín"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "amore"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tesoro"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"alt": "あいすべき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "never used as a form of address",
"roman": "aisubeki",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "愛すべき"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "貴方 (あなた, anata, literally “you”) (used by a wife to her husband)",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"raw_tags": [
"as a form of address"
],
"roman": "dārin",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"word": "ダーリン"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"raw_tags": [
"as a form of address"
],
"roman": "hanī",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"word": "ハニー"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "君 (きみ, kimi, literally “you”) (used by a husband to his wife)",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"raw_tags": [
"as a form of address"
],
"roman": "swītohāto",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"word": "スイートハート"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dalling",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "달링"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jagi",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "자기"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jagiya",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "자기야"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yeobo",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "여보"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "nazdar",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "نازدار"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "yar",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "یار"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "yare",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "یارە"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "animulus"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "deliciae"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mel"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "meum mel"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Fiffi"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "Häerzi"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Liibling"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "Schazi"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "sayang"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "priyatamaṉ",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "പ്രിയതമൻ"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "priyatama",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "പ്രിയതമ"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "ate"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "ipo"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kōmata"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "paruhi"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "taupuhi"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "elskling"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "delârâm",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "دلارام"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "delbar",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "دلبر"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "deldâr",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "دلدار"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "yâr",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "یار"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "drogi"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "droga"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kochany"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kochana"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kochanie"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "querido"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "querida"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "drag"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dragă"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "iubit"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iubită"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dorogój",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дорого́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dorogája",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "дорога́я"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dúšenʹka",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ду́шенька"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "golúbuška",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"addressee-masculine",
"feminine"
],
"word": "голу́бушка"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljubímyj",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "люби́мый"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljubímaja",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "люби́мая"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mílyj",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ми́лый"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mílaja",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ми́лая"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vozljúblennyj",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "возлю́бленный"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "not used as a term of address",
"roman": "vozljúblennaja",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "возлю́бленная"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "eudail"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "luaidh"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ду́ша"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"neuter"
],
"word": "ср̏це"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"neuter"
],
"word": "зла̑то"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "duša"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"neuter"
],
"word": "sȑce"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"neuter"
],
"word": "zlȃto"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "miláčik"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "amado"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amada"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "querido"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "querida"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "älskling"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "raring"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "āruyir",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "ஆருயிர்"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 8 3 17 8 3",
"code": "th",
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"text": "When the Crocodile Queen came home, she found / That her eggs were broken and scattered around, / And that six young Princes, darlings all, / Were missing, for none of them answer'd her call.",
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"text": "With every flock of sheep and girls are one or two enormous mastiffs, which could eat one, and do bark nastily. But when the children call them and introduce them to you formally, they stand to be patted, and eat out of your hand; they are great darlings, and necessary against bear and wolf.",
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"text": "[…] John vvas the Darling, he had all the good Bits, vvas cramm'd vvith good Pullet, Chicken, Pig, Gooſe and Capon, vvhile Miſs had only a little Oatmeal and VVater, or a dry Cruſt vvithout Butter.",
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"text": "The Generall of the Romanes in this action vvas Titus, ſonne to Veſpaſian the Emperour. A prince ſo good, that he vvas ſtyled the Darling of mankind for his ſvveet and loving nature; […]",
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"text": "When kyng Henry perceiued, that the cõmons [commons] wer thus ſtomacked and bent, againſt the Quenes [Margaret of Anjou's] dearlynge William [de la Pole,] Duke of Suffolke, he plainly ſawe, that neither gloſyng woulde ſette, nor diſſimulacion coulde appeace, the continuall clamor of the importunate cõmons: Wherefore to begyn a ſhorte pacificacion in to long a broyle.",
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"sense": "very dear — see also beloved, cherished, favourite",
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"text": "When the Crocodile Queen came home, she found / That her eggs were broken and scattered around, / And that six young Princes, darlings all, / Were missing, for none of them answer'd her call.",
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"text": "What did they want, then, or in what manner did he fail in his duty towards those innocent darlings [his children]?",
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"text": "And tis a common obſervation in Familites, that the moſt diſcountenanc'd child oft makes better proof, then the dearling.",
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"text": "[…] John vvas the Darling, he had all the good Bits, vvas cramm'd vvith good Pullet, Chicken, Pig, Gooſe and Capon, vvhile Miſs had only a little Oatmeal and VVater, or a dry Cruſt vvithout Butter.",
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"text": "[…] Auguſtius Cæſar in his very entrance into affaires, vvhen he vvas a dearling of the Senate, yet in his haranges to the people, vvould ſvveare Ita parentis honores conſequi liceat, (vvhich vvas no leſſe then the Tyranny,) […]",
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"text": "The Generall of the Romanes in this action vvas Titus, ſonne to Veſpaſian the Emperour. A prince ſo good, that he vvas ſtyled the Darling of mankind for his ſvveet and loving nature; […]",
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"text": "Then the great knight, the darling of the court, / Loved of the loveliest, into that rude hall / Stept with all grace, […]",
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"text": "One of the darlings of the early vegetarian movement (particularly in its even sadder form, the cutlet), it was on the menu at John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium^([sic]), and has since become the default Sunday option for vegetarians – and a default source of derision for everyone else.",
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"text": "When kyng Henry perceiued, that the cõmons [commons] wer thus ſtomacked and bent, againſt the Quenes [Margaret of Anjou's] dearlynge William [de la Pole,] Duke of Suffolke, he plainly ſawe, that neither gloſyng woulde ſette, nor diſſimulacion coulde appeace, the continuall clamor of the importunate cõmons: Wherefore to begyn a ſhorte pacificacion in to long a broyle.",
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"text": "She [Caroline of Ansbach] immediately became the darling of the Princeſs Sophia [Charlotte of Hanover], vvho vvas acknovvledged in all the Courts of Europe the moſt accompliſhed vvoman of the age in vvhich ſhe lived, and vvho vvas not a little pleaſed vvith the converſation of one in vvhom ſhe ſavv ſo lively an image of her ovvn youth.",
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"text": "And in ſo muche the more peril and haſard of the ſaid diſeaſes [“ambicion, auarice, riottous exceſſe, hatred, enuye, and ſuche others”] do the princes ſtand, as they are more then others made wantons ⁊ derelynges of fortune, and haue lybertie withoute checke or controllemente to fulfyll their owne ſenſuall luſtes and appetites.",
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"text": "Politics were never more corrupt and brutal; and Trade, that pride and darling of our ocean, that educator of nations, that benefactor in spite of itself, ends in shameful defaulting, bubble, and bankruptcy, all over the world.",
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"code": "sq",
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"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
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{
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"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
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"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
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"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
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"roman": "snying sdug",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "སྙིང་སྡུག"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "karegulino"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "karegulo"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "karulino"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kallike"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kallikene"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kullake"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kullakene"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kulta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kultanen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "rakas"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chéri"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chérie"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "amor"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"term-of-address"
],
"word": "meu ben"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"term-of-address"
],
"word": "meu rei"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rula"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tesouro"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "axlobeli",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "ახლობელი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Liebling"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schatz"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Schätzchen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "agápi",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "αγάπη"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "latreía",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "λατρεία"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "yaqqír",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "יַקִּיר"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "priya",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "प्रिय"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "priyā",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "प्रिया"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "priytam",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "प्रियतम"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "priyatmā",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "प्रियतमा"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "drágám"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "édesem"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kicsim"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "szívem"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "elskan"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "sayang"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kultoin"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ainsín"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "carán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "craobhóg"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "craoibhín"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cumann"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dílseog"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gealghrá"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "grianán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leanbán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leannán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leoinín"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "maoinín"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "meanmarc"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "muirnín"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rúnach"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rúnsearc"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "úillín"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "amore"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tesoro"
},
{
"alt": "あいすべき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "never used as a form of address",
"roman": "aisubeki",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "愛すべき"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "貴方 (あなた, anata, literally “you”) (used by a wife to her husband)",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"raw_tags": [
"as a form of address"
],
"roman": "dārin",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"word": "ダーリン"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"raw_tags": [
"as a form of address"
],
"roman": "hanī",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"word": "ハニー"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "君 (きみ, kimi, literally “you”) (used by a husband to his wife)",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"raw_tags": [
"as a form of address"
],
"roman": "swītohāto",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"word": "スイートハート"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dalling",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "달링"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jagi",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "자기"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jagiya",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "자기야"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yeobo",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "여보"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "nazdar",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "نازدار"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "yar",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "یار"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "yare",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "یارە"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "animulus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "deliciae"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mel"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "meum mel"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Fiffi"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "Häerzi"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Liibling"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "Schazi"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "sayang"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "priyatamaṉ",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "പ്രിയതമൻ"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "priyatama",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "പ്രിയതമ"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "ate"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "ipo"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "kōmata"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "paruhi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "taupuhi"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "elskling"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "delârâm",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "دلارام"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "delbar",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "دلبر"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "deldâr",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "دلدار"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "yâr",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"word": "یار"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "drogi"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "droga"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kochany"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kochana"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kochanie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "querido"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "querida"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "drag"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dragă"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "iubit"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iubită"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dorogój",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дорого́й"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dorogája",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "дорога́я"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dúšenʹka",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ду́шенька"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "golúbuška",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"addressee-masculine",
"feminine"
],
"word": "голу́бушка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljubímyj",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "люби́мый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljubímaja",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "люби́мая"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mílyj",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ми́лый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mílaja",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ми́лая"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vozljúblennyj",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "возлю́бленный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "not used as a term of address",
"roman": "vozljúblennaja",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "возлю́бленная"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "eudail"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one",
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