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• chérie
  chérie

  noun

  dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
• Cherie
  Cherie

  noun

  a female given name.

chérie

¹ American  

[shey-ree] / ʃeɪˈri /

noun

French.

• chéries
  plural

1. dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.

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Cherie ² American  

[sher-ee] / ˈʃɛr i /

Or Cheri

noun

1. a female given name.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• chéries
  plural

Example Sentences

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chérie Cherie

Seeing me coming in the door, Mrs. Levy-Cohen exclaims, “It’s always wonderful, chérie, to see you walking!”

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

She skips away in her black go-go boots and halfway down the block she turns around and smiles at me and says, “Bye, chérie, bye, bye.”

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

I must go back to my boat now, chérie.

From Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life by Charles Theodore Murray

Yes, ma chérie," they seemed to say; "Bear up, I am bearing up.

From Tante by Anne Douglas Sedgwick

"Though, believe me, chérie, I did not know that I was so transgressing."

From Tante by Anne Douglas Sedgwick

Moments after Golden Tempo’s victory in this year’s Derby, trainer Cherie DeVaux was asked if she would run in the Preakness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Though it’s ultimately a country-music concept album about the Old West, “The Outlaw Cherie Lee” takes in a wide range of musical styles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Trainer Cherie DeVaux has spent decades honing her skills.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

They were giving out black bandannas with a drawing of Cherie Lee’s saloon emblazoned with Shaboozey “The Outlaw Cherie Lee,” the name of his forthcoming concept album.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

Cherie and Ed forgot to mention that the beach portion doesn’t actually belong to them and is public property at all hours of the day.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali