sweetie

[swee-tee]

noun

1. Informal.,  sweetheart.

2. British.,  Usually sweeties. candy; sweets.

sweetie

/ ˈswiːtɪ /

noun

1. sweetheart; darling: used as a term of endearment

2. another word for sweet

3. an endearing person

4. a large seedless variety of grapefruit which has a green to yellow rind and juicy sweet pulp

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweetie¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; sweet + -ie

Example Sentences

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.”

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County Animal Care and Control generally has a large range of kitties to choose from, ranging in age from lil’ baby to old sweetie.

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I’m unconvinced that sweetie pie Spike is the protagonist I want to follow for two more movies.

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"Put it this way, there’s a photo of me as a baby in the sweetie weighing scales," laughs Jamie.

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“I think he’s going to always be a sweetie.”

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Related Words

• sweetheart