pet name
Affectionate term, dear
A pet name is an affectionate nickname used between people in close relationships—lovers, family members, or close friends.
Terms like honey, sweetheart, or baby are common pet names, but they can also be personalized: His pet name for her was Bunny.
Pet names signal intimacy and aren't typically used in formal contexts.
Affectionate name for beloved
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- babyVery young child
- babeAffectionate partner name
dear · love · angel · precious · sugar · treasure · pumpkin · sunshine
Informal designation for someone
- aliasAdopted false name
- handlePart for gripping
- sobriquetDescriptive informal name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
sweetheart
Affectionate name for beloved
babe · dear · love · angel · precious · sugar · treasure · pumpkin · sunshine · buttercup
moniker
Informal designation for someone
silly
Frivolous or absurd
cutesy · snugglebug · cuddlebug · goofball · munchkin · nugget · stinker · squish · booger · goober
beloved
One who is treasured
lover · flame · paramour · heartthrob · inamorata · beau · my love · true love · one and only · better half
- namesgiven names, first names, names, surnames, last names
- nicknamesalias, handle, moniker, username, diminutive
- proper nounscity, country, places, continent, countries
- love expressionsI love you, my love, sweetheart, darling, dear
- love noteslove letter, love note, billet-doux, mash note, valentine
- genealogyfamily trees, family history, descendants, ancestors, ancestry tracing
pet namelegal name
Official designation on records
birth name · official name · given name · full name · government name
pet nameslur
Insulting group label
epithet · insult · pejorative · put-down · fighting words