sweet ‧ ie /ˈswiːti/ BrE AmE noun [countable] spoken
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ sweet , ↑ sweetener , ↑ sweetness , ↑ sweetie ; verb : ↑ sweeten ; adverb : ↑ sweetly ; adjective : ↑ sweet ]
1 . British English a ↑ sweet – used by children or when speaking to children
2 . someone who is kind and easy to love:
Guy’s father is such a sweetie.
3 . a way of speaking to someone you love