sweetums

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noun

Affectionate term of address for a pet, child, etc.

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Meanings

nounsweetums (plural sweetums)
  1. Affectionate term of address for a pet, child, etc.

    ‘I want more bacon.’ / ‘There’s more in the frying pan, sweetums,’ said Aunt Petunia, turning misty eyes on her massive son. ‘We must feed you up while we’ve got the chance … I don’t like the sound of that school food …’

    1998 July 2, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], “The Worst Birthday”, in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter; 2), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN

Origin

From sweet + -ums.

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APA

sweetums. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetums

MLA

“sweetums.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetums. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweetums,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetums.

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