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Definition of candy noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

candy

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈkændi//
 
(pl. candies) [uncountable, countable]
 
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  •  sweet food made of sugar and/or chocolate, eaten between meals; a piece of this synonym sweet a box of candy a candy store a candy bar Who wants the last piece of candy? see arm candy, eye candy, penny candy
    • Idioms
    be like taking candy from a baby (informal)
     
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    used to emphasize how easy it is to do something I thought it was going to be difficult to get funding for the project, but in the end it was like taking candy from a baby.
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