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sweetheart
late 13c. as a form of address, 1570s as a synonym for "loved one;" from
sweet
(adj.) +
heart
. As an adj., with ref. to labor contracts, it is attested from 1959.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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