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
It started with a blowup with contestant Ace Greene after he vocalized his discomfort with Espinal touching him and using terms of endearment, in particular the word “babe.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2025
Pop star, Charli XCX, declared Kamala Harris “brat,” a term of endearment for a woman who is “a little messy” but authentic and energetic.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver sees the label “Chief” as a term of endearment.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
She thinks it’s funny, what she calls a term of endearment.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
