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In some senses, cheekie is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
The cheek (skin on side of the face).
[…] she must truckle to the party in power, so she nodded brightly to the guardian as she approached the baby. “Tiddledyumps!” she cooed. “Ooh, what fine pink cheekies![…]”
How about we pinch those fat cheekies, Seidick?
A kiss on the cheek.
"Where's my morning kiss?" he would demand of the girls. "No cheekies, now. No cheekies."