Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sweet apple.
- noun Archaic Sweetheart.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sweet apple.
- noun A term of endearment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A sweet apple.
- noun A darling; -- a word of endearment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
sweet apple . - noun obsolete A
darling ; term of endearment.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"sweeting" to lend him her father's shield, but she says it is ill-fated, for her father fell by the spear of Gormar.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853
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There is something you should know of Lord Donnelly, sweeting.
The Year of Living Scandalously Julia London 2010
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There is something you should know of Lord Donnelly, sweeting.
The Year of Living Scandalously Julia London 2010
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Trip no further, pretty sweeting; journeys end in lovers meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.
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"Go ahead and scream, sweeting," he murmured, busy with his flies.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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Would it be possible for you not to mention your mother again, sweeting?
The Devil Wears Plaid Teresa Medeiros 2010
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In sweeting dreams a nothingness that firms to trap the feeble feet, arrests the weakened limbs and wraps what lies a
Echoes In An Empty Room (rev) Ivan Donn Carswell 2008
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“I still love you, sweeting,” Elise said hoarsely.
The Rose Bride Nancy Holder 2007
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“I still love you, sweeting,” Elise said hoarsely.
The Rose Bride Nancy Holder 2007
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And so a blessing attend my little sweeting, said he, wherever you go!
Pamela 2006
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