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chère

American  
[sher] / ʃɛr /

adjective

French.
  1. dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.


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But the relationship improved from then on, with "lieber Emmanuel" and "chère Angela" working closely across the board.

From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2021

Sample dialogue for white actors: “Ah, ma chère, we shall make a fine life here indeed.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2012

Ah, chère; for subjects your brother has a very different sort of people to deal with.

From No Quarter! by Mayne Reid

Eh, eh, ma chère," she had said to Miss Scrotton, "beautiful if you will, and very beautiful; but its nails are too much polished, its hair too much ondulé.

From Tante by Anne Douglas Sedgwick

Ah! chère enfant," madame went on at the finish, "you do not know these men—I do.

From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida

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