1. a term of endearment; darling
Usage: archaic
2. a sweet variety of apple
Usage: archaic

Examples

• Come here, my sweeting, and sit by the fire.
• The old woman called her granddaughter her little sweeting.
• In Shakespeare’s time, lovers often called each other sweeting.
• The orchard grew several varieties of sweetings prized for their flavor.
• Grandmother’s recipe called for sweetings from the old apple tree.