adjective
- greatly loved; dear to the heart.
noun
- a person who is greatly loved.
adjective
- dearly loved
noun
- a person who is dearly loved, such as a wife or husband
late 14c., from past participle of verb belove (c.1200), from be- + loven “to love” (see love (v.)). Noun meaning “one who is beloved” is from 1520s.