Meanings
plural sweeties · alternative sweety
- oftenterm of addressA person who is much loved.
Step through your steel front door frame / "Dinner's in the microwave, sweetie"
1982, Thomas Dolby, “Leipzig”, in The Golden Age of Wireless1 more example
"But... Do you feel better now?" "Much better, sweetie, thank you. Now I get to be a girl everyday."^([sic])
2022 April 8, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 1493 - EverydaySynonyms: honey, sweetheart, sweetie pie
- A sweetheart.
- A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.
Synonyms: oroblanco
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who is much loved.
nounA fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sweh₂d-
- Proto-Indo-European*swéh₂dus
- Proto-Germanic*swōtuz
- Proto-West Germanic*swōtī
- Old Englishswēte
- Middle Englishswete
- Englishsweet
- Englishsweetie
Translations
Dutch sweetie
- sweetietype of fruit
Finnish sweetie
- sweetietype of fruit
Hebrew פומלית
- פומלית (pomelit)type of fruit
Swedish sweetie
- sweetietype of fruit
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sweetie
Cite this entry
sweetie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetie
“sweetie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweetie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetie.
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