cinnamon buns

Noun

cinnamon bun (plural cinnamon buns)

1. Synonym of cinnamon roll (“a rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon and sugar”).

   Synonyms:

   cinnamon roll

2. Synonym of cinnamon roll (“a person perceived as good, gentle and kind”).
   • “Warren, my little cinnamon bun, what have you found?” […] “Only for you, cinnamon bun, only for you would I do this,” she said. Then she reached out and pinched my cheek hard—the cheek on my face.2011 October 4, Patricia Briggs, “In Red, with Pearls”, in George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, Gardner Dozois, editors, Down These Strange Streets, New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, pages 393 and 398

   Synonyms:

   cinnamon roll