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Definition 2024

pet_name

pet name

English

Noun

pet name ‎(plural pet names)

A nickname, especially a name used by those in love with one another.
My boyfriend won't let me call him by his pet name, Pookie, in public.

Synonyms

(nickname): hypocorism, nickname

Translations

name of endearment

Chinese:
Mandarin: 愛稱 (zh), 爱称 (zh) ‎(àichēng), 昵稱 (zh), 昵称 (zh) ‎(nìchēng), 小名 (zh) ‎(xiǎomíng)
Danish: kælenavn n
Dutch: koosnaam (nl)
Finnish: lempinimi, kutsumanimi (fi)
French: petit nom (fr) m

German: Kosename (de) m, Lallname m
Japanese: 愛称 (ja) ‎(あいしょう, aishō), ペットネーム ‎(pettonēmu)
Macedonian: нагалено име n ‎(nagáleno íme)
Norwegian: kallenavn (no), kjælenavn
Russian: ласка́тельное и́мя n ‎(laskátelʹnoje ímja), уменьши́тельное и́мя f ‎(umenʹšítelʹnoje ímja)
Swedish: smeknamn (sv)