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sweetie

noun
/ˈswiːti/UK/ˈswi.ti/US

Etymology

From sweet + -ie.

  1. inherited from *swéh₂dus✻ — “sweet”
  2. inherited from *swōtuz✻ — “sweet”
  3. inherited from *swōtī✻
  4. inherited from swēte
  5. inherited from soot
  6. suffixed as sweetie — “sweet + ie”

Definitions

  1. A person who is much loved.

    • "But... Do you feel better now?" "Much better, sweetie, thank you. Now I get to be a girl everyday."^([sic])

  2. A sweetheart.

  3. A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A sweet

      A sweet; a candy.

      • Can I have a box of sweeties for being a good boy?

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA