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    pet name

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌpet ˈname noun [countable]  NAME OF A PERSONa special name you call someone who you like very much 爱称，昵称
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    pet name• Some Floozy Named Flo: he even had a pet name for her.• It's only a pet name for Henry.• He had never called her by her family pet name, Fifi, even when she lived at home.• Derwin has pet names for all his employees.
    ˌpet ˈname nounChineseSyllable
    who special you like someone very name a Corpus you call


    pet name
    ˌpet ˈname noun [countable]
    a special name you call someone who you like very much


    pet nameBrE /ˈpet neɪm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpet neɪm/ 🔊 nouna name you use for sb instead of their real name, as a sign of affection 昵称；爱称