loved one

Definitions

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. A recently deceased close friend or family member.
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Equivalents

Examples

“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”

““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.”

“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.”

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