sweetie
Americannoun
-
sweetheart; darling: used as a term of endearment
-
another word for sweet
-
an endearing person
-
a large seedless variety of grapefruit which has a green to yellow rind and juicy sweet pulp
Etymology
Origin of sweetie
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
While Davis can’t really see herself living back in the States again, she was also quick to interject: “Berlin is no panacea, sweetie. There’s no safe spaces anywhere.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Listen, sweetie, I’m sorry, but I have to stay here a little longer than I’d expected. We’ll go camping soon, though, I promise.”
From Literature
When the raids began, Nicholls said, she told her husband, “I have the summer off, sweetie, but I want to help, and I’m going to call my friends.”
From Los Angeles Times
County Animal Care and Control generally has a large range of kitties to choose from, ranging in age from lil’ baby to old sweetie.
From Los Angeles Times
I’m unconvinced that sweetie pie Spike is the protagonist I want to follow for two more movies.
From Los Angeles Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
