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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sweetheart/ˈswiːthɑːt/

▶noun

1 a person that one is in love with.
■ used as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address.

2 [as modifier] informal denoting an arrangement reached privately by two sides in their own interests: a sweetheart deal.

'sweetheart' also found in these Oxford entries:

cariad - honey - jo - leman - sweetheart neckline - tart

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