pet name
Example Sentences
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“Yep. Every morning after breakfast they sit in a corner, huddled close over a notebook, whispering. They laugh a lot and even have pet names for each other.”
From Literature
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Then sheepishly she added, “It is signed with the pet name I call Nathan when we are alone.”
From Literature
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One concern is that the media being shared online could reveal details like birthdays, addresses, pet names, and so on - which later in life could increase the risk of identity fraud.
From BBC
Other activists started to call them Grandma and Grandpa, pet names they’ve since adopted at home to replace traditional terms of endearment.
From Los Angeles Times
“I realized Larry was falling in love with me,” she told The Times in 1996, when he called her by a pet name while they were in rehearsals.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.