lovey means an informal mode of address (associated most often with actors and the like). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
noun
- An informal mode of address (associated most often with actors and the like).““Now, my lovey, eat it up like a good girl,” said nurse, setting her lips in a way that Bertha knew, and that meant she had come into the nursery at another wrong moment.”
- 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.”