Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pet_name
1 sense of pet name
Sense 1
pet name, hypocorism -- (a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); "`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'")
=> name -- (a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing")