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loved one

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.

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loved one

n. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love]

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 s&eacute.