pet name

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Noun

pet name (plural pet names)

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see pet, name
2. A nickname, especially a name used by those in love with one another.

   Synonyms: hypocorism, nickname

   My boyfriend won't let me call him by his pet name, Pookie, in public.

Translations

• French: petit nom
• German: Kosename, Lallname
• Russian: ласка́тельное и́мя

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