sweetie

English

Alternative forms

sweety

Etymology

From sweet +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswiːti/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -iːti

Noun

sweetie (plural sweeties)

(often as a term of address) A person who is much loved.
A sweetheart.
A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.
(childish) A sweet.
Can I have a box of sweeties for being a good boy?

Translations

sweetheart

Czech: miláček
Finnish: kullanmuru (fi)
French: ange (fr) m
Hebrew: מותק‎ (he) (móteq)
Italian: dolcezza (it) f
Macedonian: душичка f (dúšička), срцка f (s'rcka)

Norwegian: søtnos
Polish: kochanie (pl) n
Slovak: miláčik
Slovene: ljubček m, ljubica f
Spanish: corazón (es) m
Swedish: sötnos (sv)

type of fruit

Dutch: sweetie
Finnish: sweetie (fi)

Hebrew: פומלית‎ (he) f (pomelit)
Swedish: sweetie

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