béguin
Meanings
Noun
1. Beghard, Beguin (religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines) (historical)
2. a type of headwear once popular with Beguines, similar to a bonnet
3. crush, fancy (a short-lived and unrequited love or infatuation) (informal)
4. crush (person with whom one is infatuated) (informal)