Sweetie vs Candy - What's the difference?
sweetie | candy |
A person who is much loved.
A sweetheart.
A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.
A sweet.
(uncountable, chiefly, US) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
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(countable, chiefly, US) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
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(cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.
To have sugar crystals form in or on.
To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.
(obsolete) a unit of mass used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.
As nouns the difference between sweetie and candy
is that sweetie is {{cx|often as a term of address|lang=en}} A person who is much loved while candy is edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.As a verb candy is
to cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.As a proper noun Candy is
a pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice.sweetie
English
Alternative forms
* sweetyNoun
(en noun)- Can I have a box of sweeties for being a good boy?
candy
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) sucre candi ("candy sugar"), from (etyl) .Noun
Synonyms
* (confection) confectionery, sweets (British), lollies (Australia), sugar candy (US) * (piece of candy) sweet (British), lolly (Australia)Derived terms
* arm candy * bee candy * brain candy * candy ass * candy cane * candy floss * candy man * candy store * candy stripe * candy striper * cotton candy * ear candy * eye candy * hard candy * like taking candy from a baby * nose candy * rock candy * sugar candyVerb
- Fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.