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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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sweetie
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Máirtín Mac Gabhann said Dáithí had a "sparkle" back in his eye and that he had a "sweetie party" to watch the World Cup final.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
I’m unconvinced that sweetie pie Spike is the protagonist I want to follow for two more movies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
But Tony P. is not without controversy, even if he’s a sweetie.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2024
“There’s no more ‘Oh sweetie, you’re fine,’” Dr. Auguste said.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2023
Focuses his attention on Mom, even as he asks me, “Where’s this coming from, sweetie? Is that girl from school bothering you again?”
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
From sausage rolls to sweeties and a coffee with a bun, there were many things that made Greg Robinson smile.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2022
My earliest childhood memory is of me propped up on the sofa, too small to move, and my granny Coralie bringing sweeties home.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2018
When Sergio Leone cast Henry Fonda as a villain in Once Upon a Time in the West, the actor was best known for playing humble good guys and soft-spoken sweeties.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2015
Alfonso, with the assistance of an unsentimentally flirtatious maid, Despina, devises a scheme in which Guglielmo and Ferrando disguise themselves as Albanians and set about on a farcical entrapment of their sweeties.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2014
There are thank-yous and hugs and Happy birthday, sweeties and Be careful out theres and good-byes.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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