pet name

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synonyms for pet name

On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pet name, such as: byname, diminutive, hypocoristic, nickname, and pretty name.

How to use pet name in a sentence

  • "Empey" is her pet name for him, an abbreviation of "Emperor;" and he likes to hear her say it.

  • Ratmirov seemed on the best of terms with his wife; he called her by her pet name in addressing her.

    Smoke | Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich
  • Never before had the Indian pet name carried such significance as now.

    Warrior Gap | Charles King
  • He feels a mad desire to take her in his arms, and to call her "you blessed darling," or some other similarly foolish pet name.

    Miss Caprice | St. George Rathborne

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