noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who is much loved. often, term-of-address

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

2. 2
   a beloved person; used as terms of endearment wordnet
3. 3
   A sweetheart.
4. 4
   a person loved by another person wordnet
5. 5
   A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.

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6. 6
   A sweet; a candy. UK, childish

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

honeysweetheartsweetheartangelbabebaby

Example

More examples

"Just seven more days — then I'll see my sweetie again."

Etymology

From sweet + -ie.

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