sweetheart

noun [C]

/ˈswitˌhɑrt/ (infml sweetie, /ˈswit̬·i/)

Definition

› a person you love, esp. one with whom you have a romantic relationship: Jeanne was my high school sweetheart. Hi, sweetheart. › A sweetheart is also a kind, generous person: She’s a sweetheart.

(Definition of sweetheart noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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