Why this word is great
ASTHORE — [Noun] A term of endearment meaning "treasure," derived from Irish Gaelic. From Irish a ("oh") + stór ("treasure"), it is the linguistic equivalent of a hand-warmed keepsake passed between generations. Unlike "darling" (which is generic, polished by overuse) or "sweetheart" (which floats untethered to soil or history), "asthore" is a word weighted with peat smoke and hearthlight. It is the whisper of a grandmother’s shawl brushing your cheek, the scent of rain-damp wool in a cottage doorway, the press of a worn silver locket into a child’s palm—proof that some treasures are not held in hands, but in the shape of a voice saying them.