Love:
1a(1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties
maternal love for a child
(2) : attraction based on -blam!- desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers
After all these years, they are still very much in love.
(3) : affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests
love for his old schoolmates
b : an assurance of affection
give her my love
2 : warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion
love of the sea
3a : the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration
baseball was his first love
b(1) : a beloved person : DARLING —often used as a term of endearment
(2) British —used as an informal term of address
4a
: unselfish loyal and benevolent (see BENEVOLENT sense 1a) concern for the good of another: such as
(1) : the fatherly concern of God for humankind
(2) : brotherly concern for others
b : a person's adoration of God
5 : a god (such as Cupid or Eros) or personification of love
6 : an amorous episode : LOVE AFFAIR
7 : the -blam!- embrace : COPULATION
8 : a score of zero (as in tennis)
9 capitalized, Christian Science : GOD
at love
: holding one's opponent scoreless in tennis
in love
: inspired by affection
-miriam webster dictionary