sweetie

English

Alternative forms

• sweety

Etymology

From sweet +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswiːti/

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• Rhymes: -iːti

Noun

sweetie (plural sweeties)

1. (often as a term of address) A person who is much loved.
2. A sweetheart.
3. A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.
4. (childish) A sweet.

   Can I have a box of sweeties for being a good boy?

Translations

sweetheart

• Czech: miláček (cs)
• Finnish: kullanmuru (fi)
• French: ange (fr) m
• Hebrew: מותק (he) (móteq)
• Italian: dolcezza (it) f
• Macedonian: душичка f (dušička), срцка f (srcka)
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• Norwegian: søtnos
• Polish: kochanie (pl) n
• Slovak: miláčik
• Slovene: ljubček m, ljubica f
• Spanish: corazón (es) m
• Swedish: sötnos (sv)

type of fruit

• Dutch: sweetie (nl)
• Finnish: sweetie (fi)
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• Hebrew: פומלית (he) f (pomelit)
• Swedish: sweetie