sweeting

noun

1. (obsolete)A sweet apple.

   “a childe will chose a sweeting, because it is presentlie faire and pleasant, and refuse a Runnet, because it is than grene, hard, and lowre[…]”

   “Thy wit is a very Bitter-ſweeting, / It is a moſt ſharpe ſawce.”

2. (obsolete)A darling; term of endearment.

   “Trip no further, pretty sweeting.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of sweet

name

1. A surname.