loved one (plural loved ones)

1. A very close friend or family member for whom a person has feelings of endearment, one of someone's close ones; sometimes: next of kin (for example on hospital admission form).
   • 1904, Jack London, chapter [S%3Aen%3AThe+Sea-Wolf%2FChapter+30 30], in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC ↗:

     I felt myself masculine, the protector of the weak, the fighting male. And, best of all, I felt myself the protector of my loved one. She leaned against me.

2. (euphemistic) A recently deceased close friend or family member.

• French: proche, être aimé
• German: Angehöriger, Freund, Angehörige, Freundin, Liebster, Liebste
• Portuguese: ente querido
• Russian: люби́мый
• Spanish: ser amado, ser querido, alguien cercano