sweeting

[ swee-ting ]

noun

1. a sweet variety of apple.
2. Archaic. sweetheart.

sweeting

/ ˈswiːtɪŋ /

noun

1. a variety of sweet apple
2. an archaic word for sweetheart

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweeting¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, and in 1520–40 sweeting fordef 1; from Middle English sweting, suetyng; sweet, -ing ³