endearments
91tateleh — A diminutive form of tata, the Yiddish word for ‘Dad’ or ‘papa’, often used to address a small boy. It is so used in The Storyteller, by Harold Robbins, where a Jewish father says to his son: ‘I’ll see you tonight, tateleh.’ Calling a child… …
92tiny — ‘He’s only a little man,’ says an Australian speaker in A Salute to the Great McCarthy, by Barry Oakley, ‘but you want to watch him because he can crucify you if he wants. That right, tiny?’ The man addressed here replies ‘Cut it out,’ not… …
93young — By no means as frequently used a vocative element as ‘old’, and normally applied to hearers who really are young, whereas ‘old’ can be used to hearers of any age. The speaker is usually noticeably older than the person addressed, unless the …
94wheedle — v.tr. 1 coax by flattery or endearments. 2 (foll. by out) a get (a thing) out of a person by wheedling. b cheat (a person) out of a thing by wheedling. Derivatives: wheedler n. wheedling adj. wheedlingly adv. Etymology: perh. f. G wedeln fawn,… …
95hon´ey|like´ — hon|ey «HUHN ee», noun, plural hon|eys, adjective, verb, hon|eyed or hon|ied, hon|ey|ing. –n. 1. a thick, sweet, yellow or golden liquid, good to eat, that b …
96hon´ey|less — hon|ey «HUHN ee», noun, plural hon|eys, adjective, verb, hon|eyed or hon|ied, hon|ey|ing. –n. 1. a thick, sweet, yellow or golden liquid, good to eat, that b …
97hon|ey — «HUHN ee», noun, plural hon|eys, adjective, verb, hon|eyed or hon|ied, hon|ey|ing. –n. 1. a thick, sweet, yellow or golden liquid, good to eat, that b …
98en·dear·ment — /ınˈdiɚmənt/ noun, pl ments [count] : a word or phrase that shows love or affection two lovers whispering endearments to each other ◇ A special word or name that friends or lovers use when they speak to each other is sometimes called a term of… …
