cutie

noun

cut·​ie ˈkyü-tē How to pronounce cutie (audio)
variants or cutey
plural cuties or cuteys
: an attractive person
especially : a pretty girl

Examples of cutie in a Sentence

Her boyfriend's a real cutie. in her days as a chorus girl she was a real cutie
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The little cutie was playing with a small puppy toy complete with a leash as her proud mom looked on, grinning. Rachel McRady, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025 The two little cuties are our minis, Aubrey and Walker. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025 Firing off a Hinge message isn’t the same as blushing with a cutie on a kitchen counter. Kitty Ruskin, Time, 26 June 2025 Someone at the after-party better ask this cutie out! Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cutie

Word History

Etymology

cute + -ie

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cutie was in 1908

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“Cutie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutie. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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