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# endearment

«endearment» in Mova's school dictionary: **a loving word or name you call someone, like «love»…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (endearment, endearments); term of endearment

### meaning for a pupil

1) An endearment is a loving word or name you call someone, like «love», «sweetheart», «darling» or «pet». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endearment/#m1)

2) Endearment is the act of showing love or affection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endearment/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday family life and stories: what grandparents, parents and couples call each other. Regional: «love» (northern England), «pet» (north-east England), «hen» (Scotland), «darl» (Australia). Phrases: term of endearment, words of endearment.

### examples

- «Sweetheart» is a term of endearment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endearment/#x1)
- Nan calls me «duck», which is an endearment in her part of England. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endearment/#x2)
- In Scotland you might hear «hen» as an endearment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endearment/#x3)
- The bus driver said «Thanks, love» — just a friendly endearment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endearment/#x4)
- The letter was full of endearments. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endearment/#x5)
- Pet names like «sunshine» are endearments. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endearment/#x6)

### note

Countable. Endearments from strangers can be friendly in some regions, but if they make you uncomfortable it is fine to say so. Related: endearing (sweet and lovable).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «endearment» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endearment/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.