petit nomn.

Brit.

/ˌpɛtɪ ˈnɒm/, U.S.

/ˌpɛdi ˈnɑm/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French petit nom.

Etymology: < French petit nom (1830 or earlier) < petit (see petit adj.) + nom name (see noun n.).

A pet name, a diminutive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > pet name

minikin name1756

pet name1807

pet word1829

hypocorism1850

petit nom1867

hypocoristic1930

pet form1932

1867 O. Logan in Galaxy Aug. 442 ‘Well, you see,’ replied he, referring to her familiarly by her petit nom, ‘Leo hates the leg business as much as anybody but, bless you, nothing else pays now-a-days; so what can she do?’

1939 W. Fortescue There's Rosemary lxxi. 368 After dinner she said gaily: ‘And now for your important business with B. D. (her petit nom for General Long).’

1991 B. Schlossman Orient of Style 177 In the subjunctive realm of the imagination, the narrator receives the author's ‘petit nom’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petit nom
释义	petit nomn. Brit. /ˌpɛtɪ ˈnɒm/, U.S. /ˌpɛdi ˈnɑm/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French petit nom. Etymology: < French petit nom (1830 or earlier) < petit (see petit adj.) + nom name (see noun n.). A pet name, a diminutive. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > pet name minikin name1756 pet name1807 pet word1829 hypocorism1850 petit nom1867 hypocoristic1930 pet form1932 1867 O. Logan in Galaxy Aug. 442 ‘Well, you see,’ replied he, referring to her familiarly by her petit nom, ‘Leo hates the leg business as much as anybody but, bless you, nothing else pays now-a-days; so what can she do?’ 1939 W. Fortescue There's Rosemary lxxi. 368 After dinner she said gaily: ‘And now for your important business with B. D. (her petit nom for General Long).’ 1991 B. Schlossman Orient of Style 177 In the subjunctive realm of the imagination, the narrator receives the author's ‘petit nom’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867
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