Dictionary

pet name en · NOUN

Meanings

1. 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.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pet, name.

Forms

Relateds

pet form

Synonyms

nickname · hypocorism

Translations (32)

nb kjælenavn (name of endearment) · bg галено име (name of endearment) · ms nama manja (name of endearment) · ru уменьши́тельное и́мя (name of endearment) · de Kosename (name of endearment) · ka საალერსო სახელი (name of endearment) · mk нагалено име (name of endearment) · nn kallenamn (name of endearment) · gu ઘરનું નામ (name of endearment) · de Lallname (name of endearment) · cmn 小名 (name of endearment) · ru ласка́тельное и́мя (name of endearment) · nn kjælenamn (name of endearment) · nl koosnaam (name of endearment) · nl troetelnaam (name of endearment) · nb kallenavn (name of endearment) · ja 愛称 (name of endearment) · grc ὑποκόρισμα (name of endearment) · ka კნინობითი სახელი (name of endearment) · pl pieszczotliwe przezwisko (name of endearment) · ja ペットネーム (name of endearment) · ms nama timang-timangan (name of endearment) · nl vleinaam (name of endearment) · da kælenavn (name of endearment) · fi lempinimi (name of endearment) · sv smeknamn (name of endearment) · eo karesnomo (name of endearment) · grc ὑποκοριστικόν (name of endearment) · fr petit nom (name of endearment) · fi kutsumanimi (name of endearment) · cmn 愛稱 /爱称 (name of endearment) · cmn 昵稱 (name of endearment)