loved one

1. 1.

   a person who you love, usually a member of your family

   Broaderperson

Questions about loved one

What does loved one mean?

loved one means "a person who you love, usually a member of your family".

Is loved one a common word?

loved one is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.