term of endearment
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A word, phrase, or nickname used as a term of address expressing affection; it is often a diminutive.
Example Sentences
- "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.’"
- ""Kun" is a term of endearment often used in Japan for small boys. Yoshi-kun lived with his parents and grandparents in a house in Takasaki."
- "The people of Madagascar call him Deba, which means Big Boss. When President Didier Ratsiraka came to power 26 years ago, the moniker was meant as a term of endearment."