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noun
A person who is much loved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: often, term-of-address
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: honey, sweetheart, sweetie pie
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A sweetheart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: oroblanco
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A sweet; a candy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, childish
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a person loved by another person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: sweetheart, steady, truelove
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lover
Narrower terms: ladylove, dulcinea, sugar daddy, valentine
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh2d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh2dus Proto-Germanic *swōtuz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *swōtī Old English swēte Middle English swete English sweet English -ie English sweetie From sweet + -ie.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
