sweetie

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sweetie

/ˈswiːti/ UK
/ˈswi.ti/ US

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noun sweeties · sweety

often, term of address A person who is much loved. Step through your steel front door frame / "Dinner's in the microwave, sweetie"
Similar: honey, sweetheart, sweetie pie
A sweetheart.
A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.
Similar: oroblanco
UK, childish A sweet; a candy. Can I have a box of sweeties for being a good boy?

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Closest in meaning: sweetheart, truelove, steady, dearie, darling, dearest, lover, love, cute, cutie, sweety, luv, beloved, belle, sexy, boyfriend

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noun type of fruit

עברית	פומלית pomelit

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@misc{sweetie_2026,
  title = {sweetie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sweetie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}