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n. 1 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). 2 (context euphemistic English) A recently deceased close friend or family member.
WordNet
Usage examples of "loved one".
It is the waiting I find so difficult, particularly when one waits for news of a loved one.
Admiring the delicate wash of grays and whites-an effect, she knew, that was achieved by sponging away the paint while still wet-Daphne wondered if it was possible to ever really know the mind of a loved one .
It was never easy to tell people that their loved one had died while in your care.
He again rushed forth, and, after a half-involuntary effort, found himself in the street before his loved one's home.
Perhaps I might frustrate Hin Abtol's plans if I could have a few minutes with the controls and the instruments, which I knew as well as we know the face of a loved one.
He in return breathed into mine the breath of a horse's life, and we loved one another.
The time had come to maneuver his loved one past needing to deal with these egomaniacs so that they might reach the paradise of the sé.