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term of endearment phrase a kind or friendly name to call someone: 昵称 It was certainly meant as a term of endearment. I try to use the patient's name rather than a general term of endearment. My mother always used 'bear' as a term of endearment for me because I was a rather large baby. Both words are now used as terms of endearment. It's not appropriate for the president to be using a term of endearment to address a reporter. See also
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