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lovey

American  
[luhv-ee] / ˈlʌv i /

noun

Chiefly British Informal.
  1. sweetheart; dear (used as a term of endearment).


lovey British  
/ ˈlʌvɪ /

noun

  1. informal another word for love

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of lovey

First recorded in 1725–35; love + -ey 2

Example Sentences

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I didn’t want to make it all too lovey.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

When I was deployed on an aircraft carrier, a lot more men than you might think brought some kind of lovey with them.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

I spent my whole pregnancy angry and resentful, but I kept thinking the happy, lovey feelings would come later.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2018

He’d be kissing the receiver and lavishing affection – ‘Hello, lovey dovey’ – on a dog!

From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2012

Other little kids might have had a blanket or a stuffed animal as their lovey, but Emma had carried around a piece of paper like it was her favorite thing ever.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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