loved onenoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˈlʌvd ˌwʌn/us/ˈlʌvd ˌwʌn/a person that you love, usually a member of your family:
People, naturally enough, want to know that their loved ones are out of danger.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- long-lost
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- mom-and-pop
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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