noun. One who is dear; a dear; a darling: a familiar word of endearment.

noun. A dear; a darling.

noun. A dear; a darling.

noun. A term of address for a female.

noun. a special loved one

"The crowds of girls passing back and forth interested him, as they seemed to care less for eating than for wreathing their arms round each other, with a good deal of kissing, and "deary," "perfectly lovely," etc."

lover  

chosen  macushla  mollycoddle  teacher's pet  

Alfieri  Cleary  Erie  Kiri  Leary  

barely-there  brunet  cheeriness  cousinly  featherlight  

darling  dear