pet name

English

pet name (plural pet names)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pet,‎ name.
A nickname, especially a name used by those in love with one another.
Synonyms: hypocorism, nickname

My boyfriend won't let me call him by his pet name, Pookie, in public.

name of endearment

Chinese:
Mandarin: 愛稱／爱称 (zh) (àichēng), 昵稱 (zh) (nìchēng), 小名 (zh) (xiǎomíng)
Danish: kælenavn n
Dutch: koosnaam (nl)
Finnish: lempinimi (fi), kutsumanimi (fi)
French: petit nom (fr) m
Georgian: საალერსო სახელი (saalerso saxeli), კნინობითი სახელი (ḳninobiti saxeli)
German: Kosename (de) m, Lallname m
Greek:
Ancient: ὑποκόρισμα n (hupokórisma), ὑποκοριστικόν n (hupokoristikón)
Japanese: 愛称 (ja) (あいしょう, aishō), ペットネーム (pettonēmu)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Macedonian: нагалено име n (nagaleno ime)
Malay: nama timang-timangan, nama manja
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kallenavn (no), kjælenavn
Russian: ласка́тельное и́мя n (laskátelʹnoje ímja), уменьши́тельное и́мя f (umenʹšítelʹnoje ímja)
Swedish: smeknamn (sv)

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