sweetie C2+ Topic:Communication US /ˈswiti/ UK /ˈswiːti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a term of endearment, or informally a piece of candy Don't worry, sweetie, the storm will pass soon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a term of endearment, or... sweetheartdarlingdearhoneycandysweetlove Word family Related forms sweetsweetensweetness Etymology AI details A diminutive of sweet (from Old English swēte, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus 'sweet') with the affectionate suffix -ie. swēte Old English *swéh₂dus Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Communication External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # sweetie **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈswiti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈswiːti/ ## Meanings 1. a term of endearment, or informally a piece of candy ## Examples - Don't worry, sweetie, the storm will pass soon. ## Synonyms - sweetheart - darling - dear - honey - candy - sweet - love ## Related Forms - sweet - sweeten - sweetness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: swēte - Root: *swéh₂dus ## Etymology A diminutive of sweet (from Old English swēte, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus 'sweet') with the affectionate suffix -ie. ## AI Etymology Sweetie is a diminutive of sweet (from Old English swēte, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus 'sweet') with the affectionate suffix -ie. Important recorded forms include swēte (Old English) and *swéh₂dus (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the ending or combining element adapts the older base to the present English part of speech while keeping the historical sense visible. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a term of endearment, or informally a piece of candy. The wider family includes related words such as sweet, sweeten, and sweetness. ## Topics - Communication markdown