endearment

Example Sentences

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Her terms of endearment for Octavian emerge like a rising sun.

From New York Times

At Guantánamo, inmates and some guards called him “chacha,” a term of endearment that means uncle in Urdu.

From New York Times

But the Cougar faithful had already latched on to the moniker, which they have used for over half a century as a term of endearment.

From Seattle Times

“My family loved to call me that because I loved to eat and had a little baby fat. It was a term of endearment.”

From Seattle Times

Depending on the tone and context, the words can be insults or terms of endearment.

From Los Angeles Times