chérie

¹ American  

[shey-ree] / ʃeɪˈri /

noun

French.

plural

chéries

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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Example Sentences

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

Aha, Milady La Grande, you will call ma chérie bête, chouette, stupide, and trouble her poor sweet soul.

From Lady Maude's Mania by Fenn, George Manville

Six years since our happiness was snatched from us, chérie!

From The Missioner by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

"Yes, you have hurt me, ma chérie," she replied, leaning now her cheek against Karen's head.

From Tante by Sedgwick, Anne Douglas