loved one
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.99 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A very close friend or family member for whom a person has feelings of endearment, one of someone's close ones; sometimes: next of kin (for example on hospital admission form).
Example Sentences
- "I felt myself masculine, the protector of the weak, the fighting male. And, best of all, I felt myself the protector of my loved one. She leaned against me."
- "It's gonna be easy to get things done / I will relax along with my loved ones / Loved ones, loved ones visit the building"
- "Whereas once the main option was a traditional black hearse service, these days a "green funeral" with a cardboard coffin is just one of the alternative ways to send off a loved one."
- "“Friends called around and sat on pillars outside the building and I talked to them out the window,” said Ms. Cunningham, who added that she kept in touch with loved ones over Zoom as well."