pet name

pet name
{n. phr.} A special or abbreviated name indicating affection. * /He never calls his wife her real name, "Elizabeth," but only such pet names as "honey," "honey bunch," "sweetheart," and "sugar."/

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • pet name — name that expresses affection …   English contemporary dictionary

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