ladylove

Examples

• All

• He brought flowers to surprise his ladylove on their anniversary.

• "Perhaps you should, but I doubt you will," Menas' ladylove observed.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Does any man stand between you and your ladylove?

  Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

• Maybe it was time for him to find his ladylove and settle down.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Presume might be coping to fit your very own ladylove.

  Blog text (9)

• But is it just us, or is he a bit bummed to be without ladylove Kristen Stewart?

  Blog text (13)

• "Orrik's ladylove, Signy, will not marry him until he slays the dragons that killed her brother and nearly killed her father, the king of Romjek."

  Fiction book (1993)

• The two graybeards address their pleas to a much younger ladylove, bending staunchly forward to do it. 109

  Academic text (2001)

• Hubby Nick Cannon was on hand to support his ladylove, and after Mariah's performance, No Doubt took the stage, and Queen Latifah finished off the evening with a rendition of the National Anthem.

  Blog text (30)

• After years apart, he finally reunited with his childhood ladylove.

Synonyms

G

girl

vsladylove

• Informal

∞ 1.0

A young woman who is a man's romantic partner

highlights the man's female beloved role rather than the person's age

G

girlfriend

vsladylove

∞ 1.0

A woman someone is dating

focuses similarly but sounds more old-fashioned and affectionate for a man

D

darling

vsladylove

• Informal

∞ 1.0

A person you love very much

is the male speaker's word for his female cherished person

S

sweetheart

vsladylove

• Informal

∞ 1.0

A person you love in a romantic way

is used specifically for a woman loved by a man

L

lover

vsladylove

771 1.0

A person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with someone

focuses more on affectionate female beloved status rather than just relationship type

L

love

vsladylove

• Informal

646 1.0

A word people use to address someone they care about, like dear

is the male-focused label for that same affectionate role

L

love of someone's life

vsladylove

123 3.2

The person someone loves most and wants to spend their life with

is a less absolute term for a man's female romantic beloved

B

beloved

vsladylove

62 3.4

A person who is very much loved

is the same idea but used for a woman a man loves

L

lady friend

vsladylove

• Informal

50 3.7

A woman who is in a romantic relationship with a man

is a more affectionate, slightly dated term for a man's female beloved

L

lovey

vsladylove

• Informal

18 7.5

A gentle name used for someone you love

is the male speaker's label when referring to his female beloved

L

love of his life

vsladylove

16 3.0

The person someone cares for most and wants to be with

is used more broadly for a man's current beloved without that final significance

D

dulcinea

vsladylove

• Literature

6 9.9

A woman a man loves and admires, often in poems or old stories

is similar but is plain everyday reference to a man's female beloved

H

honeybun

vsladylove

• Informal

5 5.1

A name people use to show love for a partner, child, or pet

is a more specific term for a woman who is a man's romantic beloved

A

amore

vsladylove

• Informal

2 9.1

A person you love as a romantic partner

is equivalent but used specifically for a woman loved by a man

D

dovey

vsladylove

• Informal

1 9.5

A person you love and feel close to

is similar but specifically names a woman loved by a man

T

truelove

vsladylove

• Literature

1 5.8

A person someone cares for deeply and wants to be with

is more general, not necessarily implying the deepest lifelong love

D

dearling

vsladylove

• Archaic

1 9.9

A person you love and care about a lot

is the modern label a man might use for his female beloved

S

sweetling

vsladylove

• Archaic

1 8.1

A loving name for someone you care about

is the male-focused label for that sweet female beloved

How Loved

beloved

353 2.1

ladylove

• Archaic

1 7.8

girlfriend

∞ 1.0

admirer

96 2.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology