pet name
A nickname, especially a name used by those in love with one anotherA nickname, especially a name used by those in love with one another.
» Tom has a pet monkey named Cookie.
У Тома есть ручная обезьянка по имени Куки.
Meaning
2 sensesA nickname, especially a name used by those in love with one another.
My boyfriend won't let me call him by his pet name, Pookie, in public.
Kosename, Lallname
ласка́тельное и́мяlaskátelʹnoje ímja, уменьши́тельное и́мяumenʹšítelʹnoje ímja
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pet, name.
- a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)
Examples
7 sentencesTom has a pet monkey named Cookie.
ruУ Тома есть ручная обезьянка по имени Куки.
What was your first pet's name?
deWie hieß dein erstes Haustier?
Tom has a pet monkey named Coconut.
ruУ Тома есть ручная обезьянка, которую зовут Кокос.
deTom hält sich einen Affen mit Namen Koko als Haustier.
He gave this pet the name Erdogan.
Ziri and Rima started calling each other affectionate pet names.
Translations
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Forms
plural: pet namesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix):hypocorism