sweetling
- noun
- /ˈswitˌlɪŋ/
- Archaic
:
cariño
- Sit down... so that I can look at you, my sweetling.
Examples
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The mother gently called her child her sweetling as she tucked him into bed.
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Everyone in the family adored their little sweetling for her kind heart.
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Your smile always brightens my day, my dear sweetling.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A word you use to show love or affection to someone
∞
1.0
A person you love very much
772
1.0
A word people use to address someone they care about, like dear
558
2.8
A person you love or care for very much
162
2.2
A person you love very much
94
1.3
A very kind, helpful person who others like a lot
29
1.0
A person you love or like very much
19
3.4
A person who is very much loved
11
8.2
A short, loving name for a partner or close friend
8
3.0
A loving name adults use for a child or pet
7
7.8
A small doll or a name for a sweet child
6
8.1
A word used to show love or kindness to someone
5
7.5
A gentle name used for someone you love
4
9.5
A person you love and feel close to
4
5.1
A name people use to show love for a partner, child, or pet
2
9.9
An old-fashioned name for a person you love or a small sweet apple
2
8.4
A person you love or care about, often called this name to show love
2
8.2
A friendly word you use to call someone you love, like 'darling'
1
8.6
A playful name for a boyfriend or girlfriend
1
7.6
A loving name you use for someone you care about
1
7.8
A woman who is a man's sweetheart
1
9.8
A French word used to call someone you love, like 'darling'
A person you love and care about a lot
A very kind and pleasant person
How Affectionate
19
3.4
- Informal
∞
1.0
- Archaic
- Informal
∞
1.0
- Informal
29
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sweetling joins sweet with the ending -ling, which shows 'little' or 'young', like in duckling. So calling someone a sweetling is like calling them a 'little sweet' or 'dear', which explains its use as a warm name for someone you love.