Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Confections; candies; sweets.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
sweetie . - noun Plural form of
sweety .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word sweeties.
Examples
-
In this fairy tale written, produced and directed by abstinence-only advocates, teenage guys are both potential villains -- the oversexed, hormone-crazed young men who must be refused continuously by good girls -- or potential knights in shining armor -- saving enough money from their summer jobs to buy sparkling rings that will save their sweeties from the hell of slutdom.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
-
In this fairy tale written, produced and directed by abstinence-only advocates, teenage guys are both potential villains -- the oversexed, hormone-crazed young men who must be refused continuously by good girls -- or potential knights in shining armor -- saving enough money from their summer jobs to buy sparkling rings that will save their sweeties from the hell of slutdom.
-
Resisting the temptation of the sweeties was my mum's cardinal rule.
Life is sweet 2011
-
When she forgets to take her meds on time, or has one too many "sweeties," I help her get back on track.
Paula Wilson, RN: National Nurses Week 2010: Building Community Through Home Care (VIDEO) RN Paula Wilson 2010
-
We "sweeties" think the Democratic party doesn't deserve to win while sexism is ignored or trivialized.
Obama adds two superdelegates, one's a former Clinton backer 2008
-
Stop being so snarky "sweeties" and join the winning team.
-
He has become a regular visitor, curling up on Mum's bed and being treated to the "sweeties" cat treats, she loved to give to Sam.
Flight Plans Belinda 2009
-
But before you allow yourself to cave into this craving, make sure not to eat the little "sweeties" by themselves.
Connie Bennett: Holiday Health: 10 Tips to Conquer Your Cravings for Candies, Cookies Or Cakes 2009
-
No "sweeties" or "darlings" or anything that might betray the fact that I work in the theatre!
Where now? Now here: nowhere Elizabeth McClung 2008
-
I had not more than made myself intelligible to a young person behind the counter when the carriage-door was opened and both the girls came in, Miss Hermione declaring that she knew I should be embarrassed by the multitude of "sweeties," and that I should need their experience to know what I was about.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. Various
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.