Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweety

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: sweety
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of sweetie.

Example Sentences

"Ses I, "My sweety, see how I'll fetch you down in less than no time.""
""Yes, dear," he tells her. "You're right, dear. Of course, honey. I'll take care of everything, sweety.""
"'He's my sweety pie, my darling man, my honey pot. ..."

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 Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sweety From sweet + -y (diminutive suffix).

Inflected Forms

sweeties (plural)

Questions

What does sweety mean?: Alternative spelling of sweetie.
Where does sweety 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 Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sweety From sweet + -y (diminutive suffix).

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