chérie
noun
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
chérie
1 American
[shey-ree]
/ ʃeɪˈri /
noun
French.
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chéries
plural
Cherie
2
American
[sher-ee]
/ ˈʃɛr i /
Or
Cheri
noun
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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
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
Fouchette, chérie, I'm sure you must belong to a good family, you are so naturally winning and well-bred.
From Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life by Charles Theodore Murray
"Yes, you have hurt me, ma chérie," she replied, leaning now her cheek against Karen's head.
From Tante by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Six years since our happiness was snatched from us, chérie!
From The Missioner by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
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
But the ceremony made headlines when Labour's soon-to-be Prime Minister Tony Blair attended with his wife Cherie, walking the red carpet alongside King.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Ingordo has full custody of a 15-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, and he said, “Meeting Cherie was not only good for me, it’s been great for my daughter.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
Cherie was already one of Kaprice’s children—Kaprice had helped her get off probation the year before, and she had never caught another case.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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