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sweetkin

sweetkin noun: a sweetheart; darling.

Noun

sweetkin (plural sweetkins)

  1. A sweetheart; darling.
    • "There now, my sweetkin. Don't be scared. It's just a silly old eunuch."2004, Debbie Taylor, The Fourth Queen: A Novel
    • The screaming stopped briefly for want of breath and, quickly noticing his wife's expression and without an iota of guile evident, he said, 'On the other hand, my sweetkin, maybe you're right, you always are, you're so clever, so yes, […]2009, Cassandra Clark, Hangman Blind

Adjective

sweetkin (comparative more sweetkin, superlative most sweetkin)

  1. Sweet; lovely.

Forms of sweetkin

Noun
pluralsweetkins
Adjective
comparativemore sweetkin
superlativemost sweetkin

Origin of sweetkin

From sweet + -kin. Cognate with Middle Dutch soetken (“a sweetheart”).

Questions about sweetkin

What does sweetkin mean?
Sweetkin means a sweetheart; darling.
What part of speech is sweetkin?
Sweetkin can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of sweetkin?
The plural of sweetkin is sweetkins.

Words near sweetkin in the dictionary

  1. Sweetins
  2. sweetish
  3. sweetishly
  4. sweetishness
  5. sweetite
  6. sweetkin
  7. sweetkins
  8. Sweetland
  9. Sweetlands
  10. sweetleaf
  11. sweetleafs

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