endearment

Example Sentences

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It could be a term of endearment from friends, because I grew up being friends with a lot of skater kids that would call each other “the worst.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"I've never really thought of it as an insult, more a term of endearment," he says.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

“What may be a term of endearment in one context can be perceived differently in another.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

Their chemistry and understanding of Cuban culture hits different when they pronounce “Paramount+” like a Cuban uncle and it's always from a place of endearment instead of ridicule.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

She has not called me that endearment for years—a name to fool the gods.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston