Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Love: a term of affection, used especially to children.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK An informal mode of address (associated most often with actors and the like)
- noun A baby's toy, blanket, or other object of affection
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Examples
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Every afternoon, the couple has what they call their "lovey chat," just to check in.
Secrets of a Second Marriage: Beat the 8-Year Itch Elizabeth Bernstein 2011
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SO glad the lovey is bad. im in ur toybox smuttin ur toyz
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I think the phallic lovey is all the evidence needed to prove your “good mother” status in the whole GGC debate.
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I wasn’t reading back when your daughter was a baby but I have to say that the phallic lovey is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.
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Oh, no! A missing lovey is every parent’s worst nightmare. kittenpie Said,
Why Don’t You Leave Your Name and Number and I’ll Get Back To You? | Her Bad Mother 2007
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I was feeling a bit shamed that my son’s lovey is actually a cloth diaper, but you my dear?
Bad Toyz, Bad Toyz: What’cha Gonna Do? | Her Bad Mother 2007
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I sat in the bath with Pumpkinpie last night, washing her hair, when she started talking to me about some work involved in looking after her "baby" - her baby doggie lovey, that is.
Mama's Little Helper kittenpie 2008
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I sat in the bath with Pumpkinpie last night, washing her hair, when she started talking to me about some work involved in looking after her "baby" - her baby doggie lovey, that is.
Archive 2008-03-01 kittenpie 2008
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I was feeling kind of bad yesterday, because the lovey was the thing that I immediately focused on in your beautiful zoo picture.
Bad Toyz, Bad Toyz: What’cha Gonna Do? | Her Bad Mother 2007
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I was feeling kind of bad yesterday, because the lovey was the thing that I immediately focused on in your beautiful zoo picture.
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