(~s)
1.
You call someone ~ if you love them or like them very much.
Thank you, ~...
N-VOC feelings
2.
Some people use ~ to describe someone or something that they love or like very much. (INFORMAL)
To have a ~ baby boy was the greatest gift I could imagine...
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
If you describe someone as a ~, you are fond of them and think that they are nice. (INFORMAL)
He’s such a ~.
N-COUNT
4.
The ~ of a group of people is someone who is especially liked by that group.
Rajneesh was the ~ of a prosperous family.
N-COUNT: with poss