pet name
Example Sentences
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Outside is a bench dedicated to "Jennie Wren" – the family's pet name for her daughter – where Ms Moore often sits to reflect and allow memories from happier times to return.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
Under her relentless barrage of attention — including the pet name that gives the series its title — his life spirals out of control, and past traumas are unearthed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
He’ll botch a gig over his annoyance at not being allowed to call a stranger by a pet name she reserves for her closest friend.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
“Blueback” gets its title from the pet name a young diver gives her aquatic playmate.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Not only does Gogol Ganguli have a pet name turned good name, but a last name turned first name.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
