pet name

noun

: a name that a person uses for someone to show love or affection

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Leave it to Lisa Barlow to combine two security questions (pet name and mother’s maiden name) into one. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 The one that seems most poised to go mainstream is the haircut rocked by chief bestie Allie Hayes, or Allie-Cat according to her puck bud, college hockey star Dean Di Laurentis, who went ahead and put the pet in pet name. — Elle Turner, Glamour, 18 June 2026 Since then, the president has used it as a pet name for Cook. — Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026 Pet owners can now provide RLPD with their contact information, pet name and description, rabies tag number, microchip number and photo of their pet. — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pet name

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“Pet name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pet%20name. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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