college sweetheart
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- noun
- /ˈkɑlɪdʒ ˈswiːtˌhɑrt/
:
amor de la universidad
- Carl married his college sweetheart, but the road toward his life's vision was bumpy.
- married her college sweetheart
- married to his college sweetheart
- marriage to my college sweetheart
And these were college friends of ours because we were college sweethearts, my ex-wife and I, and we were at a theme park with them with our all young kids.
- And these were college friends of ours because we were college sweethearts, my ex-wife and I, and we were at a theme park with them with our all young kids.
Examples
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I studied Arabic in college eons ago and married my college sweetheart, a fellow Arabic student.
Blog text (23) -
Months later, he proposed to his college sweetheart, Amanda Fisher (she said yes).
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But you told your college sweetheart that he was your first.
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I married my college sweetheart and, quite honestly, have never dated as an adult.
Blog text (9) -
He married his college sweetheart and is the father of beautiful twin girls.
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I married my college sweetheart Clayton, and together we're exploring what the heck it means to be married.
Blog text (25) -
My college sweetheart looks somewhat alarmed now, flushed in the cheeks.
Fiction book (1996) -
Sarah has been with her college sweetheart for 12 years and married for the past three.
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She'd married her college sweetheart and seemed to have the perfect life.
Synonyms
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A man who is in a romantic relationship with someone
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A woman someone is dating
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A person you love in a romantic way
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A man who is someone's romantic partner or boyfriend
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9.5
A person you love and feel close to
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a romantic partner during college' is directly and transparently derived from the noun modifier 'college' specifying the context/time and 'sweetheart' meaning a romantic partner. This head-modifier composition is a regular, cross-linguistic pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
College sweetheart comes from the simple image of a student who is someone's special sweetheart while at college, sharing classes and walks on campus. That's why it means 'a person you loved or dated during college' and is often remembered fondly for years after.