pet name

Noun

Meaning

a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hypocorism name title rabbit handle label nickname designation denomination epithet diminutive appellation forename surname moniker
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Antonyms

disorder mess disarray grimly muddle harshly
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Hypernyms

name

Examples

`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

Close letter words and terms

pet insurance pet lamp-shade pet mouse pet peeve pet peeves pET plasmid