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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

Do not go from here, chérie; talk to the General till I return, which will not be long.

From The Slave of Silence by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White

I'm afraid not, chérie," said Roger, "I must get to work, you know.

From Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty by J. Scott (John Scott) Williams

I must go back to my boat now, chérie.

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

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

On the opening “The Outlaw Cherie Lee,” as if sitting around a campfire, actor Jamie Foxx introduces the mythical story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Golden Tempo is amazing. Jose is amazing,” said Cherie DeVaux, who became the first female trainer to win two Triple Crown races.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

The moment Cherie DeVaux became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026

Sometimes when Cherie thinks about her old friends, her eyes fill up with tears.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater