dear heart

Treasured loved one

Dear heart is an affectionate form of address, typically directed at someone the speaker loves or holds in tender regard: Come now, dear heart, don't cry.

The phrase sounds old-fashioned or literary, evoking gentle intimacy.

It may also appear as a single word, dearheart, functioning as a pet name.

Related

true love · sweet · adored · one and only · devotion · fondness · tenderness · companion · kindred spirit · soul · old soul · heartbeat · partner · better half · lifeblood · treasure · light of my life · intimacy

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Opposites
emotional regard

dear heartsworn enemy

Vowed lifelong adversary

nemesis · villain · scoundrel · wretch · cur

relational intimacy

dear heartstranger

Person not yet known

nobody · perfect stranger · acquaintance · sir · nonentity

Family

dear, heart, dearly, dearness, dearest, dears, hearts, hearted, heartless

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G