loved one
loved one 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).
Noun
loved one (plural loved ones)
- 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).
- 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.1904, Jack London, chapter 30, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC
- It's gonna be easy to get things done / I will relax along with my loved ones / Loved ones, loved ones visit the building1977, David Byrne, “Don't Worry About the Government”, in Talking Heads: 77, performed by Talking Heads
loved one meaning in Hindi and Urdu
loved one in Hindi
- loved one
- महबूब mahbūb
- loved one, dear one
- अज़ीज़ azīz
loved one in Urdu
- a loved one, dear one
- عزیز azīz
- a loved one
- چاند cā̃d
Examples of loved one in a sentence
- 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.2003 March 29, Jessica Watson, “Laying to rest the days of his and hearse”, in Guardian (UK), retrieved 23 Jun 2008:
- Cunningham, who added that she kept in touch with loved ones over Zoom as well.2020 June 5, Alyson Krueger, “The Agonizing Question: Is New York City Worth It Anymore?”, in New York Times:
Forms of loved one
| plural | loved ones |
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Questions about loved one
- What does loved one mean?
- Loved one means 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).
- What is loved one in Hindi?
- Loved one in Hindi is महबूब (mahbūb), अज़ीज़ (azīz). See Loved one meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use loved one in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is loved one?
- Loved one is a noun.
- What is the plural of loved one?
- The plural of loved one is loved ones.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: loved one (page history and authors); अज़ीज़ (Hindi) (page history and authors); عزیز (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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