term of endearment

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A word, phrase, or nickname used as a term of address expressing affection; it is often a diminutive.

   “The words had such a softening influence, that he appended a term of endearment to Mrs. Dombey's name (though not without some hesitation, as being a man but little used to that form of address): and said, ‘Mrs. Dombey, my—my dear.’”