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Meaning of "pet name" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PET NAME

pet name  [pɛt neɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PET NAME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pet name is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PET NAME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hypocorism

A hypocorism is a shorter or diminutive form of a word or given name, for example, when used in more intimate situations as a nickname or term of endearment. Also known as pet name or calling name. However, shortening of names is certainly not exclusive to terms of affection; indeed, in many cases, a shortened name can also be used to intimidate or humiliate. The ambiguity would need to be clarified by context.

Definition of pet name in the English dictionary

The definition of pet name in the dictionary is a familiar or affectionate name for sb.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PET NAME


birthname
ˈbɜːθˌneɪm
code-name
ˈkəʊdˌneɪm
filename
ˈfaɪlˌneɪm
first-name
ˌfɜːstˈneɪm
forename
ˈfɔːˌneɪm
jobname
ˈdʒɒbˌneɪm
name
neɪm
nickname
ˈnɪkˌneɪm
overname
ˌəʊvəˈneɪm
pathname
ˈpɑːθˌneɪm
prename
ˈpriːneɪm
rename
riːˈneɪm
surname
ˈsɜːˌneɪm
username
ˈjuːzəˌneɪm
what´s-her-name
wɒtsəneɪm
what´s-its-name
ˈwɒtsɪtsˌneɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PET NAME

pet
pet day
pet food
pet hate
pet insurance
pet owner
pet parent
pet passport
pet shop
Pet.
Peta
petabyte
petahertz
petal
petal-like
petaliferous
petaline
petalism
petalled
petalodic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PET NAME

assumed name
big name
brand name
code name
domain name
family name
file name
first name
full name
given name
good name
household name
last name
maiden name
middle name
pen name
place name
screen name
stage name
Suriname
trade name

Synonyms and antonyms of pet name in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PET NAME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pet name» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pet name

Translation of «pet name» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PET NAME

Find out the translation of pet name to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pet name from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pet name» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宠爱之名
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nombre de la mascota
570 millions of speakers

English

pet name
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पालतू पशु का नाम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اسم حيوان أليف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ласкательное имя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nome do animal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডাক নাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

petit nom d´amitié
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

nama haiwan peliharaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kosename
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

愛称
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

애완 동물 이름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jeneng pet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vật nuôi tên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செல்ல பெயர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाळीव प्राण्याचे नाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Evcil Hayvan adı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nomignolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nazwa zwierzątko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пестливе ім´я
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nume pentru animale de companie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το όνομα του κατοικίδιου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

troeteldier se naam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smeknamn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjælenavn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pet name

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PET NAME»

The term «pet name» is regularly used and occupies the 87.182 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PET NAME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pet name» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pet name» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pet name

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PET NAME»

Discover the use of pet name in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pet name and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Best Pet Name Book Ever!
The pet names in this edition have been updated to include suggestions from recent movies and TV shows as well as sports celebrities and other public figures.
Wayne Bryant Eldridge, 2003
2
The Pet Name Book
Lists over five thousand names for all manner of pets, dividing them by sex and explaining the derivation of each
Sue Ellin Browder, 1979
3
101 Best Businesses for Pet Lovers: What You Need to Know ...
101 Best Businesses for Pet Lovers furnishes readers with a comprehensive roster of the finest and most unusual entrepreneurial, career, and moneymaking opportunities in today's colorful pet care trade.
Joseph Nigro, Nicholas Nigro, 2007
4
Remembering My Pet: A Kid's Own Spiritual Workbook for When ...
Write your pet's name on the line below. How did your pet get his or her name? Who chose your pet's name? What does it mean? Did your pet seem to know his or her name? What did your pet do when you called his or her name out loud?
Nechama Liss-Levinson, Molly Phinney Baskette, 2007
5
The Namesake
An incisive portrait of the immigrant experience follows the Ganguli family from their traditional life in India through their arrival in Massachusetts in the late 1960s and their difficult melding into an American way of life, in a debut ...
Jhumpa Lahiri, 2003
6
Adopting a Pet For Dummies
People enjoy naming their pets, but your pet's name may matter more than you think. Just askthe woman who named her Siamese catKiller,orthe person who dubbed a Jack Russell Terrier with the middle initial T. for Trouble.Sure, sometimes ...
Eve Adamson, 2005
7
A World of Baby Names
... pet name for a young woman, Maidie is derived from maid (a young unmarried woman), from the Middle English maide, a contraction of maiden, which is derived from the Old English mseg- ...
Teresa Norman, 2003
8
Test-Driven Infrastructure with Chef: Bring Behavior-Driven ...
We've said that it takes an argument, and we're setting an instance variable to hold the state of the pet's name. Later we have a method, name, which returns the value ofthe instance variable. Simple. The trouble is, children are fickle.
Stephen Nelson-Smith, 2013
9
The Joy of Grammar: A Festschrift in Honor of James D. McCawley
In today's Standard Greek we find female given names with neuter pet names, as in (3), (4), and (5): (3) Μαρίνος 'Marina', pet name Μαρινακιη (4) 'Ipisf 'Iris', pet name Ιράκιη (5) Σíλßiαf 'Silvia', pet name Σιλßιoúλιn The current standard ...
James D. McCawley, Diane Brentari, Gary N. Larson, 1992
10
GameAxis Unwired
... Triple kick and cat assault Evolution pet name: Sitri Movement: Fly Skill: Fire bird Evolution pet name: Ninkoro Movement: Walk Skill: Sunken Slash Evolution pet name: Ice Pixie Movement: Fly Skill: Ice storm Evolution pet name: Chaos pepe ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PET NAME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pet name is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Filler column for Saturday, July 25
So I got a membership using my wife's sexy pet name for me, rolypolybaldingfoureyes9, and I poked around. It's kinda weird and icky. «Salina Journal, Jul 15»
2
Congratulation, Mr President: Pranab Mukherjee completes 3 years …
As a child, Mr President was better known as 'Poltu', his pet name. 4. Pranab Mukherjee was rated as the best Finance Minister of the world by ... «India Today, Jul 15»
3
Writer Salma eager to take another pen name
When the unconventional poems she had written hiding behind her pet name 'Rajathi' invited the wrath of her conservative kin besides the ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Hey, Space Jam 2 – Give Lola Bunny the Respect She Deserves …
Even as she undercuts Bugs for disparaging her with a babyish pet name, the framing undermines her big moment. Look at the camera's focus ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
5
Tapping into tourism
I asked the brewery's co-founder and president, Rob Engman, what pet name they had given to this fashionable beer hauler – after all, they ... «www.muskokaregion.com/, Jul 15»
6
The story of Chinky, Thulla, and Tambi
I haven't met him after we left the IMA and so I hope he either got acclimatised to this pet name, if I may call it that... or people just stopped ... «Businessinsider India, Jul 15»
7
The 7-Step Guide For Turning Men Into Feminists
Throw a cute pet name into the question. "Honey, are you a feminist?" is better than sputtering, "HEY, are you a feminist? Because if you're not, ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
8
Lane Filler: Finally, an Internet hack I can feel good about
So I got a membership using my wife's sexy pet name for me, rolypolybaldingfoureyes9, and I poked around. It's kinda weird and icky. «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
9
Sometimes the Web is a cesspool
So I got a membership using my wife's sexy pet name for me, rolypolybaldingfoureyes9, and I poked around. It's kinda weird and icky. «Newsday, Jul 15»
10
Half of pets owners give pets human names
... are more likely to see them as full members of the family, said Wayne Eldridge, veterinarian and author of "The Best Pet Name Book Ever!". «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pet name [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pet-name>. Apr 2024 ».
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