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PET NAME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pet name mean?
• PET NAME (noun)
The noun PET NAME has 1 sense:
1. a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)
Familiarity information: PET NAME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
hypocorism; pet name
Context example:
'Billy' is a hypocorism for 'William'
Hypernyms ("pet name" is a kind of...):
name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)
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