sweetums

Etymology

From sweet + -ums.

sweetums means Affectionate term of address for a pet, child, etc. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.

noun

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 …’”