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sweetling.

A small, sweet thing.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A small, sweet thing.

  2. Darling; sometimes used as a term of endearment.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Germanic *swōtuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *swōtī Old English swēte Middle English swete English sweet English -ling English sweetling From sweet + -ling.

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