1. A person loved by another person
   "She spoke of him as her sweetie";
   - sweetheart, steady [informal], truelove, bae [US, informal]
    
2. Someone who is loved (used as a term of endearment)
   "My sweetie, I've missed you so much";
   - beloved, dear, dearest, honey [informal], love, baby [informal], darling, deary [informal], dearie [Brit, informal], sweetheart, sugar [N. Amer, informal], duck [Brit, informal], hon [informal]
    
3. [Brit, informal] A rich sweet made of flavoured sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
   "The shop offered a variety of sweeties";
   - candy, confect, lolly [Austral, NZ], sweet [Brit]

Derived forms: sweeties

Type of: confection, lover, sweet

Encyclopedia: Sweetie