sweetie
Americannoun
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sweetheart; darling: used as a term of endearment
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another word for sweet
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an endearing person
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a large seedless variety of grapefruit which has a green to yellow rind and juicy sweet pulp
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Origin of sweetie
Example Sentences
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But Tony P. is not without controversy, even if he’s a sweetie.
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024
“I don’t think anyone can answer that, sweetie pie.”
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024
And I was like, “Yeah, sweetie, it was just a hard movie”; it was a hard thing that happened in life and it was a hard thing to portray and I’m so proud of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023
“There’s no more ‘Oh sweetie, you’re fine,’” Dr. Auguste said.
From New York Times • May 28, 2023
“No you won’t. Listen, sweetie, these are real friends you have. Genuine friends. Two of them. That’s two more than a lot of people who live in bigger cities and do fancier things have.”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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