cutie

noun cut·ie \ ˈkyü-tē \

variants: or cutey

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

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Definition of cutie

plural cuties or cuteys

: an attractive person; especially : a pretty girl

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Examples of cutie in a Sentence

Her boyfriend's a real cutie.
in her days as a chorus girl she was a real cutie

Recent Examples of cutie from the Web

Morning cutie Kim posted this cute overhead photo of her little daughter.

— megan decker, Harper's BAZAAR, "A Definitive Timeline of Every Photo of Chicago West Posted Since She Was Born," 14 May 2018
There’s no other way to say it: the Chinese giant salamander is a cutie.

— maya wei-haas, Smithsonian, "The Adorable Chinese Giant Salamander Is Slithering Toward Extinction," 21 May 2018
Visit From the Koco Kiddos: Wednesday, May 16, at 10 a.m. Spend a morning interacting and sharing fun story exchanges with these cuties and become a possible pen pal for the summer.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Colchester Edition," 8 May 2018
Serendipitously, several retailers are also running major spring sales right now, including Anthropologie’s home department, which is offering the cutie catchall pictured above for less than $10.

— emily heller, Curbed, "The best spring home sales to shop right now," 4 May 2018
According to the Disney Parks Blog, these cuties will be rolling out later this month at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

— kelsey stiegman, Seventeen, "Millennial Pink Minnie Mouse Ears Are Here and People Are Freaking Out," 3 Apr. 2018
There are a couple of other cuties out there, but this guy is special.

— amy dickinson, Detroit Free Press, "Women wonder whether to call out male friends for sexism," 22 Apr. 2018
Since then, Chicago has made a few appearances on Kardashian West’s social media pages, including a mother-daughter selfie sporting bear filters as well as a few snaps of the cutie on St. Patrick’s Day.

— stephanie petit, PEOPLE.com, "Kim Kardashian West Shares Sweet Video of 'Cutie' Chicago — and She Looks Just Like Her Siblings," 15 Apr. 2018
The cutie stands up on its two hind legs with its front legs jutting straight out, walking like that for over a minute in the video.

— kelly potts, Woman's Day, "This Dog Walks Around Like a Human Tourist, and It's Hysterical," 17 Dec. 2014

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Origin and Etymology of cutie

cute + -ie

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First Known Use: 1908

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Synonyms

beauty, beauty queen, enchantress, goddess, honey, knockout, queen, stunner;

Related Words

belle, charmer, peach;

cover girl;

cutie-pie, dish, doll, looker, pretty;

coquette, femme fatale, siren, temptress;

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