Sentence examples for pet name from inspiring English sources

"pet name" is a perfectly acceptable phrase in written English.
You could use it to refer to a nickname or endearment that a person uses for a pet, such as "Fuzzy" or "Buddy." For example, "My cat's pet name is Mr. Fluffles."

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pet name

noun

A nickname, especially a name used by those in love with one another.

  • My boyfriend won't let me call him by his pet name, Pookie, in public.

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The pet name stuck.

Qingqing . . . this was obviously a pet name.

The painting's pet name: "Six Patent Leather Shoes".

"That was just our little pet name," she explained.

("Alexander the Great" was the pet name she gave him).

And pusscat is, of course, Matt's pet name for Lilian.

▶ Never, under any circumstances, commit a pet name to print.

It was Felice who called herself Jaguar and gave Lilly the pet name Aimee.

Little heart is her secret pet name for Pete, which she never says to him.

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Remember, Agatha [another pet name], the one we got for $150 a bottle?" Richard winces.

Just say things like, "[pet name here] is really helpful.

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