love token

Sweetheart's sentimental gift

A love token is a small gift or keepsake given as a symbol of romantic affection—a ring, a lock of hair, a handwritten note, a carved trinket.

The value lies not in material worth but in sentimental meaning: She kept every love token he'd ever given her.

The term has an old-fashioned quality, evoking courtship rituals of earlier eras.

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locket · heart locket · lock of hair · memento · handkerchief · treasure · inscription · present · devotion · trinket · charm bracelet · promise ring · class ring · ring · heart · bracelet · engraving · courtship

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Opposites
emotional intent

love tokenhate mail

Threatening or abusive correspondence

poison pen letter · death threat · rejection letter · curse · insult

practical vs. symbolic value

love tokencash gift

gift card · household appliance · necessities · money · tool

relationship significance

love tokendivorce papers

Documents terminating matrimony

annulment papers · farewell letter · separation agreement · severance · parting words

Family

love, lovely, loving, loved, lover, token, lovable, lovers, loveliness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G