endearment

Example Sentences

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Other activists started to call them Grandma and Grandpa, pet names they’ve since adopted at home to replace traditional terms of endearment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

The word can apply to someone of any age, or any gender, as she and all the kids know; “babygirl” is now a slang term of endearment for a cute, appealing man.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 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

He spoke about his grandmother, who he called "Mawmaw" – which he noted was a term of endearment in the Appalachian community he hails from.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

Can I bear the consciousness that every endearment he bestows is a sacrifice made on principle?

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë