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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who is dear; a dear; a darling: a familiar word of endearment.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Familiar A dear; a darling.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun informal A dear; a darling.
  • noun informal A term of address for a female.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a special loved one

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