Cariad

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

"Wilt thou be my cariad?" said she.

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.

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

And all because we are together, my little cariad.

[...] 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 hell is as good as another."