Origin: 1200-1300 Old French candi, from Arabic qandi covered with sugar
1 a sweet food made of sugar or chocolate, or a piece of this: a piece of candy chocolate candies2mind/brain/eye etc. candy informal something that is entertaining or pleasant to look at, but that does not make you think: Most video games are just brain candy.3like taking candy from a baby informal very easy to do [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French candi, from Arabic qandi covered with sugar]