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Cute-ums

Cute-ums noun: affectionate term of address for a pet, child, etc.

Noun

Cute-ums (plural Cute-ums)

  1. Affectionate term of address for a pet, child, etc.
    • "Oh, cute-ums!" came the silvery voice of Miss Pratt from the likewise silvery porch outside, underneath the summer moon.1916 March, Booth Tarkington, “Mr Parcher and Love”, in Seventeen:A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William, Harper and Brothers, page 55 of 329
    • "But see here, Cute-ums," cried Dempsey. "This is Saturday night. By Monday it may be all over."1937 July, Robert Luther Duffus, Night Between the Rivers, Macmillan

Forms of Cute-ums

pluralCute-ums

Origin of Cute-ums

From cute + -ums.

Questions about Cute-ums

What does Cute-ums mean?
Cute-ums means affectionate term of address for a pet, child, etc.
What part of speech is Cute-ums?
Cute-ums is a noun.
What is the plural of Cute-ums?
The plural of Cute-ums is Cute-ums.

Words near Cute-ums in the dictionary

  1. cute meet
  2. cute meets
  3. cute-'em-up
  4. cute-'em-ups
  5. cute-hoorism
  6. Cute-ums
  7. cutecore
  8. cutee
  9. cuteful
  10. cutegore
  11. cuteish

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