sweetien.

Brit.

/ˈswiːti/, U.S.

/ˈswidi/, Scottish English

/ˈswitɪ/

Forms: Also sweety.

Etymology: < sweet adj. + -ie suffix. Earlier than sweet n. 1e (compare sweepy n. and sweep n. 33).

Originally Scottish.

a. A sweetmeat, lollipop. Also, sweet cake or the like.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet

dredgec1350

confection1393

sugar-meat1586

trinket1587

confectionary1599

soot-meat1614

dulcid1694

sweetie1721

goody-goody1745

bon-bon1796

confiture1802

candy?1809

sweetmeat1812

sucker1823

dulce1834

lokum1845

goody1847

sweet1851

dragée1853

lolly1854

1721 A. Ramsay Concl. 22 To wrap Up snuff, or sweeties, in a shap.

1824 W. Havergal Let. in Life (1882) 55 Baby..was satisfied with a bit of sweetie.

1860 W. M. Thackeray Christmas Tree in Roundabout Papers Instead of finding bonbons or sweeties in the packets which we pluck off the boughs.

1874 C. Rossetti Speaking Likenesses 73 Burnt almonds, chocolate, and ‘sweeties’ of every flavour.

1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy 25 She gied me a' the sweeties she had.

b. attributive.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [adjective]

sweetie1790

1790 D. Morison Poems 18 Rob tak's them to a sweety bench Where a' thing's fit for eatin'.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Yule What the vulgar call a sweetie-skon, or a loaf enriched with raisins, currants, and spiceries.

1813 G. Robertson Agric. Surv. Kincardine 406 The sweety-men, or confectioners.

1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 8 423 The Sweety~wife..Spreads out her sweeties, and adjusts her scale.

1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott I. vii. 224 A ‘sweetie wife’ (that is, an itinerant vender of gingerbread, &c.).

1893 S. Baring-Gould Cheap Jack Zita I. iii. 51 Money..for sweetie stuff.

1895 S. R. Crockett Bog-myrtle (1899) iv. ii. 332 The row of sweetie-bottles.

1928 J. Buchan Runagates Club ii. 85 Some biscuits which I bought at a sweetie shop.

1980 Times 11 Dec. 11/2 Cheery old Mrs Mutterance has a Battersea sweetie shop.

2. colloquial (originally U.S.). A sweetheart, a lover; a lovable person. Also as a term of endearing address.

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the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun]

darlingc888

belamy?c1225

culver?c1225

dearc1230

sweetheartc1290

heartc1300

sweetc1330

honeya1375

dovec1386

jewelc1400

birdc1405

cinnamonc1405

honeycombc1405

lovec1405

wantonc1450

mulling?a1475

daisyc1485

crowdy-mowdy?a1513

honeysop?a1513

powsowdie?a1513

suckler?a1513

foolc1525

buttinga1529

whitinga1529

beautiful1534

turtle-dove1535

soula1538

heartikin1540

bully?1548

turtle1548

lamba1556

nyletc1557

sweet-lovea1560

coz1563

ding-ding1564

pugs1566

golpol1568

sparling1570

lover1573

pug1580

bulkin1582

mopsy1582

chuck1589

bonny1594

chick1594

sweetikin1596

ladybird1597

angel1598

muss1598

pinkany1599

sweetkin1599

duck1600

joy1600

sparrowc1600

sucket1605

nutting1606

chuckaby1607

tickling1607

bagpudding1608

heartling1608

chucking1609

dainty1611

flittermouse1612

honeysuckle1613

fubs1614

bawcocka1616

pretty1616

old thinga1625

bun1627

duckling1630

bulchin1633

bulch?c1640

sweetling1648

friscoa1652

ding-dongs1662

buntinga1668

cocky1680

dearie1681

chucky1683

lovey1684

machree1689

nykin1693

pinkaninny1696

nug1699

hinny1724

puss1753

pet1767

dovey1769

sweetie1778

lovey-dovey1781

lovely1791

ducky1819

toy1822

acushla1825

alanna1825

treat1825

amigo1830

honey child1832

macushla1834

cabbage1840

honey-bunch1874

angel pie1878

m'dear1887

bach1889

honey baby1895

prawn1895

hon1896

so-and-so1897

cariad1899

pumpkin1900

honey-bun1902

pussums1912

snookums1919

treasure1920

wogger1922

amico1929

sugar1930

baby cake1949

angel cake1951

lamb-chop1962

petal1974

bae2006

1778 Muse's Mirrour I. 220 O My Yankee, my Yankee, And O my Yankee, my sweet-ee, And was its nurse North asham'd Because such a bantling hath beat-ee?

1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby ii. 42 Tom's the first sweetie she ever had.

1932 P. G. Wodehouse Hot Water xv. 248 ‘I'll drop down off the balcony with the stuff.’.. ‘You won't hurt yourself, sweetie?’

1949 A. Christie Crooked House vi. 34 The poor old Sweetie... He..was just on ninety.

1958 Listener 3 July 31/1 His fiancée, Julia, who is a sweetie.

1964 G. McDonald Running Scared i. 14 ‘Where is Dad?’ ‘He's in Washington, I think, Sweetie.’

1975 Times 19 Sept. 9/3 Karen Black as the steely sweetie on the way up.

1977 N. Marsh Last Ditch ii. 40 ‘Sweetie,’ Julia cried extravagantly, ‘you are such heaven!’

Compounds

sweetie-pie n.

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the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart

copenerc897

lovec1225

lemanc1275

sweetinga1300

druery13..

doceamurc1320

paramoura1375

honeybirdc1390

honey-sweetc1440

dowsec1450

heart-rootc1460

prim1509

joa1529

sweetheart1576

love-mate1582

belamour1590

copemate1593

frister1639

sprunny1739

Liebling1868

Liebchen1876

angel pie1878

loved one1879

cariad1899

square piece1925

sheikha1926

sweetie-pie1928

oppo1932

poopsie1937

mi'jita1970

squeeze1980

boo1988

bae2006

1928 P. G. Wodehouse Money for Nothing iv. 76 ‘Hello, sweetie-pie,’ said Miss Molloy.

1937 D. B. W. Lewis in L. Russell Press Gang! 239 Follies show-girl Gladileen (‘Sweetie-Pie’) Kisse.

1955 Earl Winterton Fifty Tumultuous Years 28 She is not his daughter; as I tell you, she his girl; how you say, his ‘sweetie-pie’.

1957 E. Hyams Into Dream i. 77 ‘I think they're all perfect sweetie-pies,’ Barbara said.

1977 ‘L. Egan’ Blind Search v. 83 He's..the kind of man who calls anything female ‘honeybunch’ and ‘sweetie-pie’.

Draft additions 1993

A green-skinned hybrid variety of grapefruit, noted for its sweet taste.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > citrus fruit > grapefruit

pomelo1803

grapefruit1814

poorman's orange1851

sweetie1985

1985 Fruit Trades Jrnl. 11 Oct. 22/3 A week later, the trade will have a chance to try the first arrivals of Jaffa Sweetie, a cross between a grapefruit and a pomelo.

1987 Financial Times 20 May i. 38/2 This season, [Israel]..exported 23 different brands of citrus, with easy-peeler mandarin oranges, red ‘Sunrise’ grapefruits, extra-sweet ‘Sweetie’ grapefruits, and giant Pomelos making particular inroads.

1988 Times 18 Nov. 7/3 Citrus fruits available include oranges at 8p–25p each, grapefruit 20p–45p and Jaffa sweeties 25p–40p.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sweetie
释义	sweetien. Brit. /ˈswiːti/, U.S. /ˈswidi/, Scottish English /ˈswitɪ/ Forms: Also sweety. Etymology: < sweet adj. + -ie suffix. Earlier than sweet n. 1e (compare sweepy n. and sweep n. 33). Originally Scottish. 1. a. A sweetmeat, lollipop. Also, sweet cake or the like. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet dredgec1350 confection1393 sugar-meat1586 trinket1587 confectionary1599 soot-meat1614 dulcid1694 sweetie1721 goody-goody1745 bon-bon1796 confiture1802 candy?1809 sweetmeat1812 sucker1823 dulce1834 lokum1845 goody1847 sweet1851 dragée1853 lolly1854 1721 A. Ramsay Concl. 22 To wrap Up snuff, or sweeties, in a shap. 1824 W. Havergal Let. in Life (1882) 55 Baby..was satisfied with a bit of sweetie. 1860 W. M. Thackeray Christmas Tree in Roundabout Papers Instead of finding bonbons or sweeties in the packets which we pluck off the boughs. 1874 C. Rossetti Speaking Likenesses 73 Burnt almonds, chocolate, and ‘sweeties’ of every flavour. 1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy 25 She gied me a' the sweeties she had. b. attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [adjective] sweetie1790 1790 D. Morison Poems 18 Rob tak's them to a sweety bench Where a' thing's fit for eatin'. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Yule What the vulgar call a sweetie-skon, or a loaf enriched with raisins, currants, and spiceries. 1813 G. Robertson Agric. Surv. Kincardine 406 The sweety-men, or confectioners. 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 8 423 The Sweety~wife..Spreads out her sweeties, and adjusts her scale. 1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott I. vii. 224 A ‘sweetie wife’ (that is, an itinerant vender of gingerbread, &c.). 1893 S. Baring-Gould Cheap Jack Zita I. iii. 51 Money..for sweetie stuff. 1895 S. R. Crockett Bog-myrtle (1899) iv. ii. 332 The row of sweetie-bottles. 1928 J. Buchan Runagates Club ii. 85 Some biscuits which I bought at a sweetie shop. 1980 Times 11 Dec. 11/2 Cheery old Mrs Mutterance has a Battersea sweetie shop. 2. colloquial (originally U.S.). A sweetheart, a lover; a lovable person. Also as a term of endearing address. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] darlingc888 belamy?c1225 culver?c1225 dearc1230 sweetheartc1290 heartc1300 sweetc1330 honeya1375 dovec1386 jewelc1400 birdc1405 cinnamonc1405 honeycombc1405 lovec1405 wantonc1450 mulling?a1475 daisyc1485 crowdy-mowdy?a1513 honeysop?a1513 powsowdie?a1513 suckler?a1513 foolc1525 buttinga1529 whitinga1529 beautiful1534 turtle-dove1535 soula1538 heartikin1540 bully?1548 turtle1548 lamba1556 nyletc1557 sweet-lovea1560 coz1563 ding-ding1564 pugs1566 golpol1568 sparling1570 lover1573 pug1580 bulkin1582 mopsy1582 chuck1589 bonny1594 chick1594 sweetikin1596 ladybird1597 angel1598 muss1598 pinkany1599 sweetkin1599 duck1600 joy1600 sparrowc1600 sucket1605 nutting1606 chuckaby1607 tickling1607 bagpudding1608 heartling1608 chucking1609 dainty1611 flittermouse1612 honeysuckle1613 fubs1614 bawcocka1616 pretty1616 old thinga1625 bun1627 duckling1630 bulchin1633 bulch?c1640 sweetling1648 friscoa1652 ding-dongs1662 buntinga1668 cocky1680 dearie1681 chucky1683 lovey1684 machree1689 nykin1693 pinkaninny1696 nug1699 hinny1724 puss1753 pet1767 dovey1769 sweetie1778 lovey-dovey1781 lovely1791 ducky1819 toy1822 acushla1825 alanna1825 treat1825 amigo1830 honey child1832 macushla1834 cabbage1840 honey-bunch1874 angel pie1878 m'dear1887 bach1889 honey baby1895 prawn1895 hon1896 so-and-so1897 cariad1899 pumpkin1900 honey-bun1902 pussums1912 snookums1919 treasure1920 wogger1922 amico1929 sugar1930 baby cake1949 angel cake1951 lamb-chop1962 petal1974 bae2006 1778 Muse's Mirrour I. 220 O My Yankee, my Yankee, And O my Yankee, my sweet-ee, And was its nurse North asham'd Because such a bantling hath beat-ee? 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby ii. 42 Tom's the first sweetie she ever had. 1932 P. G. Wodehouse Hot Water xv. 248 ‘I'll drop down off the balcony with the stuff.’.. ‘You won't hurt yourself, sweetie?’ 1949 A. Christie Crooked House vi. 34 The poor old Sweetie... He..was just on ninety. 1958 Listener 3 July 31/1 His fiancée, Julia, who is a sweetie. 1964 G. McDonald Running Scared i. 14 ‘Where is Dad?’ ‘He's in Washington, I think, Sweetie.’ 1975 Times 19 Sept. 9/3 Karen Black as the steely sweetie on the way up. 1977 N. Marsh Last Ditch ii. 40 ‘Sweetie,’ Julia cried extravagantly, ‘you are such heaven!’ Compounds sweetie-pie n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart copenerc897 lovec1225 lemanc1275 sweetinga1300 druery13.. doceamurc1320 paramoura1375 honeybirdc1390 honey-sweetc1440 dowsec1450 heart-rootc1460 prim1509 joa1529 sweetheart1576 love-mate1582 belamour1590 copemate1593 frister1639 sprunny1739 Liebling1868 Liebchen1876 angel pie1878 loved one1879 cariad1899 square piece1925 sheikha1926 sweetie-pie1928 oppo1932 poopsie1937 mi'jita1970 squeeze1980 boo1988 bae2006 1928 P. G. Wodehouse Money for Nothing iv. 76 ‘Hello, sweetie-pie,’ said Miss Molloy. 1937 D. B. W. Lewis in L. Russell Press Gang! 239 Follies show-girl Gladileen (‘Sweetie-Pie’) Kisse. 1955 Earl Winterton Fifty Tumultuous Years 28 She is not his daughter; as I tell you, she his girl; how you say, his ‘sweetie-pie’. 1957 E. Hyams Into Dream i. 77 ‘I think they're all perfect sweetie-pies,’ Barbara said. 1977 ‘L. Egan’ Blind Search v. 83 He's..the kind of man who calls anything female ‘honeybunch’ and ‘sweetie-pie’. Draft additions 1993 A green-skinned hybrid variety of grapefruit, noted for its sweet taste. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > citrus fruit > grapefruit pomelo1803 grapefruit1814 poorman's orange1851 sweetie1985 1985 Fruit Trades Jrnl. 11 Oct. 22/3 A week later, the trade will have a chance to try the first arrivals of Jaffa Sweetie, a cross between a grapefruit and a pomelo. 1987 Financial Times 20 May i. 38/2 This season, [Israel]..exported 23 different brands of citrus, with easy-peeler mandarin oranges, red ‘Sunrise’ grapefruits, extra-sweet ‘Sweetie’ grapefruits, and giant Pomelos making particular inroads. 1988 Times 18 Nov. 7/3 Citrus fruits available include oranges at 8p–25p each, grapefruit 20p–45p and Jaffa sweeties 25p–40p. 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