Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweetums

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: swee-t-ums
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Affectionate term of address for a pet, child, etc.

Example Sentences

"‘I want more bacon.’ / ‘There’s more in the frying pan, sweetums,’ said Aunt Petunia, turning misty eyes on her massive son. ‘We must feed you up while we’ve got the chance … I don’t like the sound of that school food …’"

Etymology

From sweet + -ums.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sweet

Questions

What does sweetums mean?: Affectionate term of address for a pet, child, etc.
Where does sweetums come from?: From sweet + -ums.

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