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/ˈlʌvi/ · noun
(UK) An informal mode of address (associated most often with actors and the like)..
“Now, my lovey, eat it up like a good girl,” said nurse, setting her lips in a way that Bertha knew, and that meant she had come into the nursery at another wrong moment.
The number one I hope to reap / Depends upon the tears you weep / So cry, lovey, cry
Young children need to have certain love objects or “loveys” such as teddy bears around all the time.
If loveys can help children grow up, he says, "it seems obvious to me that we should treasure them. […] If a child has formed an attachment to a lovey, it's important that his need be respected by his caregivers
A lovey can be a comfort to your child and ease the pain of separation.
Use lovey when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lovey means (UK) An informal mode of address (associated most often with actors and the like)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“Now, my lovey, eat it up like a good girl,” said nurse, setting her lips in a way that Bertha knew, and that meant she had come into the nursery at another wrong moment.
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