endearment

Example Sentences

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"I've never really thought of it as an insult, more a term of endearment," he says.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

This was despite her explaining that in Dominican culture terms like “mi vida,” “mi amor” and “babe” are common terms of endearment, and asking if it was OK that she use them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2025

“Oma’s house is still there,” she said, using a term of endearment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

It could be a term of endearment, people saying that they love you for your Blackness, or it could be an insult and an attack.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2024

The staff called Farmer a blan, too—ti blan mwen, “my little white guy”—which he found amusing and considered a term of endearment.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French