"pet name" meaning in English

See pet name in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pet names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pet name (plural pet names)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pet, name. Related terms: pet form
    Sense id: en-pet_name-en-noun-xljeuZr7
  2. A nickname, especially a name used by those in love with one another. Categories (topical): Onomastics Synonyms: hypocorism, nickname Translations (name of endearment): ὑποκόρισμα (hupokórisma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), ὑποκοριστικόν (hupokoristikón) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), 愛稱 (Chinese Mandarin), 爱称 (àichēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 昵稱 (Chinese Mandarin), 昵称 (nìchēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 小名 (xiǎomíng) (Chinese Mandarin), kælenavn [neuter] (Danish), koosnaam (Dutch), lempinimi (Finnish), kutsumanimi (Finnish), petit nom [masculine] (French), საალერსო სახელი (saalerso saxeli) (Georgian), კნინობითი სახელი (ḳninobiti saxeli) (Georgian), Kosename [masculine] (German), Lallname [masculine] (German), 愛称 (aishō) (alt: あいしょう) (Japanese), ペットネーム (pettonēmu) (Japanese), нагалено име (nagaleno ime) [neuter] (Macedonian), nama timang-timangan (Malay), nama manja (Malay), kallenavn (Norwegian Bokmål), kjælenavn (Norwegian Bokmål), ласка́тельное и́мя (laskátelʹnoje ímja) [neuter] (Russian), уменьши́тельное и́мя (umenʹšítelʹnoje ímja) [feminine] (Russian), smeknamn (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pet_name-en-noun-JU1D0hHO Disambiguation of Onomastics: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'name of endearment': 36 64

Inflected forms

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