as in girlfriend
a female romantic companion
he bought an enormous bouquet of flowers for his ladylove
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Recent Examples of ladylove
Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn star as the thief and his ladylove in Richard Lester's 1976 interpretation, which reunites a middle-aged Robin and Marian 20 years after the events of the original tale, during which time Robin has been away at the Crusades and Marian has become a nun.
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EW.com, 9 July 2024
Tyler has also given his ladylove social media shout-outs, especially when Valentine's Day or her birthday roll around.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
The friends enjoyed impersonating the fourteenth-century Florentine bard and his idealized ladylove, Laura.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
Dizzyingly enough, even the official story of how Biden met his ladylove is a lie, according to someone who really ought to know.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Sep. 2020
This year, the rapper surprised his ladylove with a serenade from Kenny G — and the Internet just could not handle it.
—Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 13 Jan. 2020
EW.com, 9 July 2024
Tyler has also given his ladylove social media shout-outs, especially when Valentine's Day or her birthday roll around.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
The friends enjoyed impersonating the fourteenth-century Florentine bard and his idealized ladylove, Laura.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
Dizzyingly enough, even the official story of how Biden met his ladylove is a lie, according to someone who really ought to know.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Sep. 2020
This year, the rapper surprised his ladylove with a serenade from Kenny G — and the Internet just could not handle it.
—Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 13 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladylove
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Scott Kirby, 33, of Pasadena, was charged with murder, assault and giving a false statement to police after his girlfriend, 34-year-old Heather Beaver, was found dead in a home in April 2025, according to police.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Pepper is first seen teaching his girlfriend’s young daughter how to play drums.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the conviction was overturned by New York’s Court of Appeals in 2024 based on evidence unrelated to either woman’s testimony.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The roster of rights accumulated in just the past three years includes college football and men’s and women’s basketball from the ACC, Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences; the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, WWE NXT, PBA Bowling, PBR Bull Riding and AVP volleyball.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Schleifer and the Stallions boys and girls tennis teams concluded the season by sweeping the 2A state championships at Red Bug Lake Park in Casselberry near Orlando.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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In girls track, Montverde won 2A R2.—
Johnny Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ladylove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladylove. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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