Term of endearment
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A word, phrase, or nickname used as a term of address expressing affection; it is often a diminutive.
"The words had such a softening influence, that he appended a term of endearment to Mrs. Dombey's name (though not without some hesitation, as being a man but little used to that form of address): and said, ‘Mrs. Dombey, my—my dear.’"
Example
More examples"The words had such a softening influence, that he appended a term of endearment to Mrs. Dombey's name (though not without some hesitation, as being a man but little used to that form of address): and said, ‘Mrs. Dombey, my—my dear.’"