pet name

Example Sentences

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Outside is a bench dedicated to "Jennie Wren" – the family's pet name for her daughter – where Ms Moore often sits to reflect and allow memories from happier times to return.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

According to one explanation, Parnelli was an aunt’s pet name for her young nephew.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

He’ll botch a gig over his annoyance at not being allowed to call a stranger by a pet name she reserves for her closest friend.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024

In early 2021, they moved in together in Bixby, Okla. That fall, Ms. Martin proposed with a bag of gummy bears; her pet name for Ms. Wigington is Gummy Bear.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2022

And trying to keep a grin from her face, she added, “Nathan Maroney’s pet name has been verified.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan