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endearment

[ en-deer-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the act of endearing. endearing.
  2. the state of being endeared.
  3. something that endears; an action or utterance showing affection:

    to murmur endearments.



endearment

/ ɪˈɪəəԳ /

noun

  1. something that endears, such as an affectionate utterance
  2. the act or process of endearing or the condition of being endeared
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of endearment1

First recorded in 1605–15; endear + -ment
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Other activists started to call them Grandma and Grandpa, pet names they’ve since adopted at home to replace traditional terms of endearment.

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The word can apply to someone of any age, or any gender, as she and all the kids know; “babygirl” is now a slang term of endearment for a cute, appealing man.

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“Oma’s house is still there,” she said, using a term of endearment.

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Their chemistry and understanding of Cuban culture hits different when they pronounce “Paramount+” like a Cuban uncle and it's always from a place of endearment instead of ridicule.

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At least since Hillary Clinton, the Democrats have seemed to think that treating them like a low-status group in dire need of a government-supplied break would provide the terms of endearment.

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