Liebchen

German

Etymology

Liebe (“love”) +‎ -chen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈliːpçən/
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Noun

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  1. (endearing) sweetheart (a term of address)
    Synonyms: Schatz, Liebling
  2. dear (anything or anyone dear)
  3. paramour
    Synonyms: Kebse, Kebsweib
    • 1987, Karlheinz Deschner, Opus Diaboli. Fünfzehn unversöhnliche Essays über die Arbeit im Weinberg des Herrn, Reinbek: Rowohlt, page 92:
      Im übrigen haben die Zolibatäre, statt des ihnen nun verwehrten einen Weibes, Liebchen oft haufenweise, die Klerikerehe löst eine Art Klerikerharem ab.
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Declension

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