Imago

\ih-MAH-goh\  
...is Latin for "image"

       ...means an idealized concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and 
              remained unaltered in adult life

Entomology: an adult insect

An animated cicada molting into a winged imago.

Example1: She pictured him her imago in her heart, never been replaced through time and maybe until death.

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