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sweetums

sweetums noun: affectionate term of address for a pet, child, etc.

Noun

sweetums (plural sweetums)

  1. Affectionate term of address for a pet, child, etc.
    • ‘I want more bacon.’ / ‘There’s more in the frying pan, sweetums,’ said Aunt Petunia, turning misty eyes on her massive son. ‘We must feed you up while we’ve got the chance … I don’t like the sound of that school food …’1998 July 2, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], “The Worst Birthday”, in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter; 2), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN

Forms of sweetums

pluralsweetums

Origin of sweetums

From sweet + -ums.

Questions about sweetums

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

Words near sweetums in the dictionary

  1. sweetstuffs
  2. sweettalk
  3. sweettalked
  4. sweettalking
  5. sweettalks
  6. sweetums
  7. sweetveld
  8. sweetvelds
  9. sweetvetch
  10. sweetvetches
  11. sweetwater

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