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English

significant other

noun

Meaning

  1. One's romantic partner, regardless of marital status or gender.
  2. A person with whom one has an important bond of some kind.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

special someone(English)sother(English)partner(English)sexual partner(English)domestic partner(English)one and only(English)stead(English)love of one's life(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data