Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweetie

/ˈswi.ti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables
sweet-ie
IPA
/ˈswi.ti/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is much loved.

noun

A sweetheart.

noun

A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.

noun

A sweet; a candy.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Germanic *swōtuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós 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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈswi.ti/
  • British English: /ˈswiːti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sweeties (plural) sweety (alternative)

Synonyms

honey sweetheart sweetie pie oroblanco beloved dear dearest love baby darling deary dearie

Rhymes With

treaty graffiti beatty tahiti meaty beattie petey beaty politi viti entreaty wapiti

Questions

How do you pronounce sweetie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈswi.ti/.
What does sweetie mean?
A person who is much loved.
Where does sweetie come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Germanic *swōtuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós 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.

How to pronounce sweetie

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