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- [swee-tee]
- /ˈswi ti/
- /ˈswiː.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swee-tee]
- /ˈswi ti/
Definitions of sweetie word
- noun sweetie Informal. sweetheart. 1
- noun sweetie Usually, sweeties. British. candy; sweets. 1
- noun sweetie small candy 1
- noun sweetie term of affection 1
- noun sweetie kind person 1
- countable noun sweetie You can call someone sweetie if you are fond of them, especially if they are younger than you. 0
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Origin of sweetie
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705; sweet + -ie
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sweetie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sweetie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sweetie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sweetie
noun sweetie
- bedmate — bedfellow (def 1).
- best girl — one's sweetheart
- chatelaine — A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house.
- darling — You call someone darling if you love them or like them very much.
- dearie — Some people use dearie as a friendly way of addressing someone, or as a way of showing that they think they are superior.
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See also
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