Peaches

Term of endearment

Peaches is the plural of peach—the fuzzy, sweet stone fruit with yellow-orange flesh.

Beyond the literal, peaches often appears in expressions suggesting excellence or desirability: everything is just peaches, peaches and cream (a smooth complexion or an ideal situation).

As a term of endearment, it suggests sweetness: Thanks, peaches.

fruit

stone fruit

Fruit with pit inside

orchard · fuzz · pit · ripe · juicy · clingstone · freestone · harvest · bruise · soft

culinary

cobbler

Shoe repair artisan

  • pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
  • jamCooked fruit spread
  • preservesCooked fruit in sugar

chutney · grilled · poached · sangria · salsa · compote · tart · crisp · galette · sorbet

Southern

Georgia

Name shared by country and state

  • belleReigning social beauty
  • drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
  • hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests

sweet tea · porch · summer · humid · plantation · orchard · roadside stand · farmer · julep · magnolia

complexion

rosy

Pinkly warm or hopeful

  • blushFacial reddening from emotion
  • glowSteady, soft light
  • creamRich milk fat

soft · smooth · skin · radiant · healthy · fresh · dewy · pink · warm · tone

slang

attractive

Pleasing to behold

dear · honey · doll · lovely · cute · gem · treasure · catch · knockout · babe

idiom

cream

Rich milk fat

prize · ideal · premium · choice · perfect · top · wonderful · splendid · exceptional · superior

Categories
Opposites
fruit type

Peacheslemons

Sour yellow citrus

nectarines · durian · bitter melon · crabapples · limes

terms of endearment vs. formal address

PeachesYour Honor

Judicial title of respect

Your Excellency · sir · madam · ma'am · Mr.

texture/tactile quality

Peachessandpaper

Abrasive-coated finishing material

gravel · concrete · steel · glass · ice

Phrases
Family

peach, peachy, peachier, peachiest

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G