"sweetie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈswiːti/ [UK], /ˈswi.ti/ [US] Audio: en-us-sweetie.ogg Forms: sweeties [plural]
Rhymes: -iːti Etymology: From sweet + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sweet|ie}} sweet + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweetie (plural sweeties)
  1. (often as a term of address) A person who is much loved. Tags: often, term-of-address Categories (lifeform): Citrus subfamily plants Synonyms: honey, sweetheart, sweetie pie
    Sense id: en-sweetie-en-noun-KuqN8Ga1 Disambiguation of Citrus subfamily plants: 69 2 24 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, English terms suffixed with -ie, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Hybrids Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 1 29 11 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 77 2 16 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 58 2 25 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 2 16 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 67 2 26 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 1 29 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 74 3 19 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 2 14 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 71 2 17 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 71 1 14 13 Disambiguation of Hybrids: 63 2 31 4
  2. A sweetheart.
    Sense id: en-sweetie-en-noun-7MOAkGHG
  3. A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel. Synonyms: oroblanco Translations (type of fruit): sweetie (Dutch), sweetie (Finnish), פומלית (pomelit) [feminine] (Hebrew), sweetie (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sweetie-en-noun-27hJH~u2 Disambiguation of 'type of fruit': 0 0 100 0
  4. (childish, UK) A sweet; a candy. Tags: UK, childish
    Sense id: en-sweetie-en-noun-sKUtk3gb Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sweety

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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