lovey

[ luhv-ee ]

/ ˈlʌv i /

noun Chiefly British Informal.

sweetheart; dear: used as a term of endearment.

Nearby words

loverly, lovers' lane, loves park, lovesick, lovesome, lovey, lovey-dovey, loving, loving cup, loving-kindness, lovingest

Origin of lovey

First recorded in 1725–35; love + -ey²

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Examples from the Web for lovey

I've seen you all in better days, lovey, and I'm as fond of everything in the house as you are, but I see no way out of it.
Harper's Young People, January 11, 1881|Various
The chapel-door opened softly to Lovey's hand, and she crept up to Mary's image, and abased herself before it.
News from the Duchy|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
I dress up in a blanket for a court dress, and we wake up Lovey and play our royal visit.
Phyllis|Maria Thompson Daviess
Lovey—standing very demure, and smoothing her apron down along her thighs—confessed that she had laid her trouble before Our Lady.
News from the Duchy|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

A young physician, a friend of Mrs. Roseveldt's, was visiting the Home just as Lovey completed this triumph.
Witch Winnie|Elizabeth W. Champney

British Dictionary definitions for lovey

lovey

/ (ˈlʌvɪ) /

noun

British informal another word for love (def. 11)

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