lovey
A baby's toy, blanket, or other object of affection.
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We know so many dogs and their owners while taking our dog for a walk. We’ll say You know, Lovey’s mom” or “I was talking to Alfie’s dad today.” I know some of those dog parents have me listed as “Dexter’s mom” in th…
#minterland OMG spotted babies!!! Congrats Lovey and Dovey. 🐥🐣🐥🐣🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆
Looking great lovey! 💋💋💋 you got this
Rookie error - what a lovey afternoon stoating around a new part of Cambridge (for me at least ) - pain killers and strong anti inflammatory pills saw me through.
I will never understand the romance story requirement of needing a happy ending. Like if you told me a story isn't romance because they break up at the end but the whole book is them being lovey dovey I'd be very conf…
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A baby's toy, blanket, or other object of affection.
Young children need to have certain love objects or “loveys” such as teddy bears around all the time.
“We know so many dogs and their owners while taking our dog for a walk. We’ll say You know, Lovey’s mom” or “I was talking to Alfie’s dad today.” I know some of those dog parents have me listed as “Dexter’s mom” in their phone. 😆”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#minterland OMG spotted babies!!! Congrats Lovey and Dovey. 🐥🐣🐥🐣🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Looking great lovey! 💋💋💋 you got this”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Rookie error - what a lovey afternoon stoating around a new part of Cambridge (for me at least ) - pain killers and strong anti inflammatory pills saw me through.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I will never understand the romance story requirement of needing a happy ending. Like if you told me a story isn't romance because they break up at the end but the whole book is them being lovey dovey I'd be very confused??”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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