pet name

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pet name

noun pet names · petname

A nickname, especially a name used by those in love with one another. My boyfriend won't let me call him by his pet name, Pookie, in public.
Similar: hypocorism, nickname
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pet, name.

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noun name of endearment

日本語	愛称 aishō, ペットネーム pettonēmu
中文	愛稱 /爱称 àichēng, 昵稱 nìchēng, 小名 xiǎomíng
Français	petit nom
Deutsch	Kosename, Lallname
Русский	ласка́тельное и́мя laskátelʹnoje ímja, уменьши́тельное и́мя umenʹšítelʹnoje ímja

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@misc{pet_name_2026,
  title = {pet name},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pet%20name},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}