sweety

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A form of sweetie — A person who is much loved.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

nounsweety (plural sweeties)

plural sweeties

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of sweetie.

    'He's my sweety pie, my darling man, my honey pot. ...

    2003, James Riordan, The Cello, Oxford University Press, page 54
    2 more examples

    Ses I, "My sweety, see how I'll fetch you down in less than no time."

    1976, Henry A. Hawken, Trumpets of Glory, page 158

    "Yes, dear," he tells her. "You're right, dear. Of course, honey. I'll take care of everything, sweety."

    1998, Jed Diamond, Male Menopause, Sourcebooks, page 269

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sweh₂d-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swéh₂dus
  3. Proto-Germanic*swōtuz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*swōtī
  5. Old Englishswēte
  6. Middle Englishswete
  7. Englishsweet
  8. Englishsweety

From sweet + -y (diminutive suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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