Noun
a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)
Source: WordNet`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William' Source: Internet
Gemini men are also known to be quite the flirt, much like Paulie who calls every woman he sees a pet name. Source: Internet
Anyhow, as is his wont, Allen referred to Cousins at least six times on Monday by what I always assumed was a pet name: "Kurt," or "Curt." Source: Internet
Oloye, is the pet name of a bosom pal who is from the South West part of Nigeria. Source: Internet
It’s the kind of paternalistic pet name that spikes my feminist hackles, but it fits. Source: Internet
His pet name for Bess had been "Mother-Girl;" his pet name for Charmian was "Mate-Woman." Source: Internet