pet name
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pet name
First recorded in 1910–15
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
Most members of my family have their own pet name: My mother used to go by Moni, my niece is Bubaloo, I have Pinky Aunties and Sweetu Didis and Bubbly Uncles.
From Slate • Jul. 23, 2024
According to one explanation, Parnelli was an aunt’s pet name for her young nephew.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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
In Bengali the word for pet name is daknam, meaning, literally, the name by which one is called, by friends, family, and other intimates, at home and in other private, unguarded moments.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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