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sweetie

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sweet·ie  (swt)
n. Informal
Sweetheart; dear.

sweetie [ˈswiːtɪ]
n Informal
1. sweetheart; darling: used as a term of endearment
2. (Cookery) Brit another word for sweet [20]
3. Chiefly Brit an endearing person
4. (Cookery) a large seedless variety of grapefruit which has a green to yellow rind and juicy sweet pulp
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sweetiesweetie - a person loved by another person    
lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
dulcinea, ladylove - a woman who is a man's sweetheart
sugar daddy - a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy
valentine - a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day; "will you be my valentine?"
Translations
sweetie [ˈswiːtɪ] N
1. (also sweetie-pie) he's/she's a sweetiees un cielo
yes, sweetiesi, cielo
2. (esp Scot) (= sweet) [of any sort] → golosina f; (= boiled sweet, toffee) → caramelo m
sweetie [ˈswiːti] n
(form of address) (= dearie) → mon chou m
(= kind person) → chou m
He's such a sweetie → C'est vraiment un chou.
(British) (= candy) → bonbon m
sweetie
n
(inf: also sweetie-pie) yes, sweetieja, Schatzi (inf)or Süße(r); she’s/he’s a sweetiesie/er ist ein Engel or ist süß (inf)
(Brit baby-talk: = candy) → Bonbon m
sweetie [ˈswiːtɪ] n (fam) (toffee) → caramella; (person) → tesoro
sweetie [ˈswiːtɪ] n (fam) (toffee) → caramella; (person) → tesoro


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Archie and Charlie, evidently great cronies, were pacing up and down, shoulder to shoulder, whistling "Bonnie Dundee"; Mac was reading in a corner, with his book close to his near-sighted eyes; Dandy was arranging his hair before the oval glass in the hat-stand; Geordie and Will investigating the internal economy of the moon-faced clock; and Jamie lay kicking up his heels on the mat at the foot of the stairs, bent on demanding his sweeties the instant Rose appeared.
"I heard you say you liked chocolate sweeties, so I got you some," he said.
conversation sweeties at three farthings"--"What's this?
 
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