pet name
noun
a name or a term of address used to express affection for a person, thing, etc.
Origin of pet name
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby pet name
pestilential,
pestle,
pesto,
pesty,
pet,
pet name,
pet parent,
pet peeve,
pet scan,
pet scanner,
pet scanning
Example sentences from the Web for pet name
Malin, another form of Malkin, which is a pet-name for Matilda.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales |Geoffrey ChaucerHer name is still used in the nursery as a pet-name for babes.
The Story of Norway |Hjalmar H. BoyesenHis pet-name for a tiller of the soil is not Rube or Cy, but Hodge.
The American Language |Henry L. Mencken