English

Noun

cariad ‎(plural cariads)

1. (Wales) Darling.
   • 1869 John Saunders, "Hirell"

     Eh, dear, Mr. Robert, sir, the master's waiting to hear you ask after your little cariad (sweetheart), Miss Hirell.

   • 1905 September 29, T. H. Thomas, “A Fisher-Story and Other Notes from South Wales”, in Folklore, page 338:

     "Wilt thou be my cariad?" said she.

   • 1999 June 16, Martin Phillips, “Re: "Wales is a gay nation"”, in alt.gossip.celebrities, Usenet, message-ID <7k99jo$2og$1@uranium.btinternet.com>:

     As for the women, I believe Catherine Zeta-Jones might not be equine, and is, in fact, quite representational of Welsh women. I'll stick to my cariads, thank you very much.

   • 2000 April 11, Taffy3Rock, “Re: A Final Fairwell”, in alt.tv.3rd-rock, Usenet, message-ID <20000411122402.16739.00000693@nso-fo.aol.com>:

     I'd say collegeboy is a high contender, Warren, cariad.

   • 2007, Barbara Williams Cook, "Led by Faith"

     And all because we are together, my little cariad.

   • 2011, Mary MacLauren, The Four Elizabeths (ISBN: 978-1-4568-5372-3), page 46:

     [...] as he suckled at her breast beneath the Welsh shawl. Tired but happier, Susannah Holmes remembered Mary's native logic when her name had been called. "Oh well, cariads. One **** is as good as another."

Anagrams

• acarid
• cardia, Cardia

Spanish

Verb

cariad

1. (Spain) Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) affirmative imperative form of cariar.

Welsh

Etymology

From the root of caru ‎(“to love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarjad/

Noun

cariad m (plural cariadau or cariadon)

1. love, charity, affection
2. beloved (one); lover, sweetheart, darling, boyfriend, girlfriend

Derived terms

• cariad brawdol m ‎(“brotherly love”)
• cariadus ‎(“loving, affectionate, kind; loved, beloved”, adj)

Related terms

• caru ‎(“to love; to like”)

Mutation

References

• “cariad” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.