candy

1. American English a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate:
a box of candies
a candy bar
Do you want a piece of candy?
2. mind/brain candy informal something that is entertaining or pleasant to look at, but which you do not approve of because you think it is not serious:
Most video games are just brain candy.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

candy

candy [candy candies candied candying] [ˈkændi] [ˈkændi] noun uncountable, countable (pl. candies)(NAmE)
sweet food made of sugar and/or chocolate, eaten between meals; a piece of this
Syn: sweet
• a box of candy
• a candy store
• a candy bar
• Who wants the last piece of candy?
see also arm candy, eye candy
Idiom: like taking candy from a baby
Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (as a verb): the noun use is from late Middle English sugar-candy, from French sucre candi ‘crystallized sugar’, from Arabic sukkar ‘sugar’ + qandī ‘candied’, based on Sanskrit khaṇḍa ‘fragment’.
Example Bank:
• People were celebrating in the streets and handing out candy.
• Taking the money would be like taking candy from a baby.
• The kids made straight for the candy aisle.

• a low-fat alternative to candy bars

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

candy / ˈkæn.di / noun [ C or U ] US

A2 a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate, or a piece of this:

a candy bar

a box of candy

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

candy

[kæ_ndi]
candies
N-VAR
Candy is sweet foods such as toffees or chocolate. [AM]
...a piece of candy...
There was a large box of candies on a table nearby.(in BRIT, usually use sweets)