pet name (redirected from pet names)

pet name

Noun

an affectionate nickname for a close friend or family member

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pet name - a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); "`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'" hypocorism name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"

Translations

pet name n → nombre m cariñoso; apodo

pet name n (Brit) → petit nom

pet name pet (Brit) n → Kosename m

pet name n (BRIT) → nomignolo