Phrase guide

term of endearment

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A word, phrase, or nickname used as a term of address expressing affection; it is often a diminutive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: endearment

Antonyms: term of abuse

Broader terms: term

History

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 愛稱 /爱称 (àichēng) — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Chinese Mandarin: 暱稱 /昵称 (nìchēng) — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Czech: něžné oslovení — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Esperanto: karesvorto — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Finnish: hellittelysana — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Finnish: hellittelynimi — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • French: terme affectueux — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Galician: palabra de afecto — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Georgian: მოფერებითი სიტყვა (moperebiti siṭq̇va) — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • German: Kosewort — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Greek: χαϊδευτικό (chaïdeftikó) — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Greek: υποκοριστικό (ypokoristikó) — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Ancient Greek: ὑποκόρισμα (hupokórisma) — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Hebrew: שם חיבה (shem ḥibá) — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Hungarian: becenév — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Hungarian: becézés — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Hungarian: becéző szavak — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Icelandic: blíðuhót — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Icelandic: blíðuorð — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Icelandic: ástarorð — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Icelandic: ástarheiti — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Italian: vezzeggiativo — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Japanese: 愛称 (aishou) — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Norwegian: kjæleord — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Polish: afektonim — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Portuguese: termo afetivo — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Russian: ласка́тельное и́мя (laskátelʹnoje ímja) — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Russian: ласка́тельное сло́во (laskátelʹnoje slóvo) — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Spanish: palabra de afecto — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Spanish: palabra tierna / afectuosa / cariñosa — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Spanish: término de cariño / entrañamiento — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Spanish: expresión entrañable — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Swedish: smeknamn — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection
  • Swedish: smeksam benämning — word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection