endearment
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They teased me and called me Dogface, a term of endearment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"We call him the chuchu of Haiti," he says, referring to the French term of endearment.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Aidar had called the capybara “princess” in a way that sounded like a term of endearment for all female capybaras, so I asked for the capybara’s formal name.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Known among friends and colleagues as “Tío Felix,” a familial term of endearment, Contreras has been a dedicated reporter for close to 50 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025
The staff called Farmer a blan, too—ti blan mwen, “my little white guy”—which he found amusing and considered a term of endearment.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
The word “Paul” became my substitute for endearments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
Ah, Valentine’s Day … A day for cardiac-themed tokens, embossed endearments and sugary sweet love — or, in other words, conversation hearts.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
“You can even use the person’s terms of endearments in your self-compassion self-talk to marshal in the person’s presence,” Abdullah says.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2022
They visit a Chalazian karaoke bar on a Thursday “Father/Daughter Nite,” where they read endearments off a screen, just as the other fathers and daughters in attendance do.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2021
She had no gift for small perturbations, mean-spirited resentments, concealed envies, works of charity, faded endearments, ordinary friendly politeness, or day-to-day acts of kindness.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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