Jisho

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Noun
1. pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
Wikipedia definition
2. Nickname"a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name. ", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name. It is not interchangeable with a term called "short-for". It can also be the familiar or truncated form of the proper name, which may sometimes be used simply for convenience (e.g. "Bobby", "Bob", "Rob", or "Bert" for the name Robert).
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