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Discover LudwigThe phrase "affectionate term" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a word or phrase that expresses fondness or love towards someone or something.
Example: "She often uses 'sweetheart' as an affectionate term for her partner."
Alternatives: "endearing term" or "loving term".
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'Bae', of course, being the affectionate term derived from 'before anyone else'.
My parents had an affectionate term for me: 'Dummerkind' [dumb kid].
Which, 15 years on, is not an easy thing to pass off as an affectionate term.
He began to display a new serenity which justified at last the affectionate term "Sunny Jim".
It would be great to know what the "affectionate" term, 3.9G, that the Three network has bestowed on its Ultrafast service actually means.
It becomes clear why an affectionate term for singing a song without knowing where it is heading is called a "suicide rhyme".
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Baker and Spurs remained on affectionate terms.
Mayors rarely leave office in New York on affectionate terms.
Some will appreciate affectionate terms of endearment, others will not.
Shakespeare seems to have been on affectionate terms with his theatre colleagues.
The conversation showed they were on very affectionate terms and addressed each other as darling.
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