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单词 pet name
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pet name

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noun

a name or a term of address used to express affection for a person, thing, etc.

Origin of pet name

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby pet name

petit point, petit serjeanty, Petit's lumbar triangle, petits pois, petit treason, pet name, petnapping, peto, Petöfi, pet parent, pet peeve
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Example sentences from the Web for pet name

  • Malin, another form of Malkin, which is a pet-name for Matilda.

    Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Her name is still used in the nursery as a pet-name for babes.

    The Story of Norway|Hjalmar H. Boyesen
  • His pet-name for a tiller of the soil is not Rube or Cy, but Hodge.

    The American Language|Henry L. Mencken
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