| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | amour | romantic attachment or beloved |
| 2. | angel | beloved, wonderful person |
| 3. | babe | attractive or beloved partner |
| 4. | baby | term for a romantic partner |
| 5. | bae | romantic partner or crush |
| 6. | beau | male admirer or boyfriend |
| 7. | beloved | deeply loved person |
| 8. | better half | one’s spouse or partner |
| 9. | boo | romantic partner |
| 10. | boyfriend | male romantic partner |
| 11. | chosen one | person selected as partner |
| 12. | civil partner | legally recognized partner |
| 13. | companion | close romantic or life partner |
| 14. | consort | companion or spouse |
| 15. | crush | person one is infatuated with |
| 16. | cutie | cute romantic interest |
| 17. | darling | beloved person |
| 18. | date | person one is seeing romantically |
| 19. | dear | beloved person |
| 20. | dearest | most beloved person |
| 21. | domestic partner | partner in a committed household |
| 22. | dream girl | ideal female beloved |
| 23. | fancy man | woman’s male lover |
| 24. | fancy woman | man’s female lover |
| 25. | fiance | man engaged to marry |
| 26. | fiancee | woman engaged to marry |
| 27. | flame | romantic interest or partner |
| 28. | friend | romantic partner in some contexts |
| 29. | gentleman friend | male romantic companion |
| 30. | gigolo | man kept as a lover |
| 31. | girlfriend | female romantic partner |
| 32. | heart’s desire | person one longs for romantically |
| 33. | heartfriend | deeply loved companion |
| 34. | heartthrob | person who inspires romantic desire |
| 35. | honey | beloved romantic partner |
| 36. | hubby | husband |
| 37. | husband | married male partner |
| 38. | inamorata | woman with whom one is in love |
| 39. | inamorato | man with whom one is in love |
| 40. | intended | person one plans to marry |
| 41. | intimate | close romantic partner |
| 42. | Juliet | female romantic beloved |
| 43. | kept man | financially supported male partner |
| 44. | kept woman | financially supported female partner |
| 45. | lady friend | female romantic companion |
| 46. | life partner | long-term romantic partner |
| 47. | live-in | live-in romantic partner |
| 48. | love interest | person someone is romantically drawn to |
| 49. | lovebird | very affectionate romantic partner |
| 50. | loved one | person one loves |
| 51. | main squeeze | primary romantic partner |
| 52. | mate | romantic or life partner |
| 53. | missus | wife |
| 54. | mistress | woman in an affair |
| 55. | my person | one’s closest beloved partner |
| 56. | new squeeze | new romantic partner |
| 57. | old lady | one’s wife or girlfriend |
| 58. | old man | one’s husband or boyfriend |
| 59. | one and only | sole beloved person |
| 60. | other half | one’s romantic partner |
| 61. | paramour | secret or illicit romantic partner |
| 62. | partner | person in a romantic relationship |
| 63. | pet | beloved person |
| 64. | plus-one | social companion, often romantic |
| 65. | precious | dearly valued beloved |
| 66. | ride-or-die | utterly loyal partner |
| 67. | romantic partner | person in a love relationship |
| 68. | Romeo | ardent male lover |
| 69. | sex partner | person one has sex with |
| 70. | sexual partner | person in a sexual relationship |
| 71. | significant other | romantic partner |
| 72. | soulmate | ideal deeply compatible partner |
| 73. | special someone | romantic person in one’s life |
| 74. | spouse | married partner |
| 75. | squeeze | romantic partner |
| 76. | steady | regular romantic partner |
| 77. | sweetheart | dearly loved romantic partner |
| 78. | sweetie | beloved romantic partner |
| 79. | the one | ideal romantic partner |
| 80. | toyboy | younger male romantic partner |
| 81. | true love | person one truly loves |
| 82. | truelove | beloved person |
| 83. | turtledove | loving romantic partner |
| 84. | union partner | partner in a committed relationship |
| 85. | unofficial partner | partner without formal status |
| 86. | usual date | regular romantic companion |
| 87. | usual man | regular male romantic partner |
| 88. | usual woman | regular female romantic partner |
| 89. | valentine | romantic beloved or date |
| 90. | votary | devoted admirer or follower |
| 91. | wedded partner | married romantic partner |
| 92. | wedlock partner | marital partner |
| 93. | wedmate | married partner |
| 94. | wife | married female partner |
| 95. | wifey | affectionate term for a wife |
| 96. | woman | female romantic partner |
| 97. | yokefellow | partner joined closely to another |
| 98. | yokemate | married partner or spouse |
| 99. | young man | male romantic partner |
| 100. | young woman | female romantic partner |