noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a term of endearment (= a word that expresses your love for someone )
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terms of endearment like ‘love’, ‘dear’, and ‘honey’
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An imaginary character whose name is used as an endearment .
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But secondly, what do endearment terms mean?
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From time to time Rafiq would gently prise his hand free and stroke the boy's hair, murmuring some soft endearment .
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It is a term of endearment and the source of all the current pussycat titles with their sexy connotations.
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Messages of endearment are a good place to begin.