[noun] [U], [adjective] - (someone who is) loved a lotWould you mind doing the washing-up, (my) dearest. [as form of address]Dearest can be used at the beginning of a letter to greet the person you are writing to if you know them very well or like them a lot.Dearest Rosalind/My dearest Rosalind
DEAREST
Meaning of DEAREST in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012