1721, "lollipop;" 1778, "lover, sweetheart," from sweet (n.) + -ie.
sweet-briar
sweeten
sweetener
sweet-grass
sweetheart
sweetie
sweetly
sweetmeat
sweetness
sweet-pea
sweet-talk
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