Noun
The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also, that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAnd as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Oliver Goldsmith
Why are terms of endearment always food? Honey, cookie, sugar, pumpkin. Its not like caring about someone is enough to actually sustain you. Jodi Picoult
My husband calls me a ginger every single day of my life, so that I'm completely used to it, and I've come to see it as a term of endearment. Jayma Mays
Until I was nine years old I thought 'cunt' was a term of endearment. Pete Doherty
Because I've got a lot more terms of endearment to use. Honey pie. Sugarplum. Bread pudding." "Why are they all high-calorie foods? Richelle Mead
My aunt used to call me light bulb head because my head is small at the bottom and bigger at the top. But it was a term of endearment. Tyra Banks