Terms of Endearment
What’s your special name for your significant other? Is it something you use in public, or is it restricted in the privacy of your bedroom only? How many terms of endearment do you have for each other?
It’s important to have that special name for each other because it’s what couples who are in love do! For those outside that relationship obviously it can sound cheesy (and sometimes sickening), but who cares? When you go to bed at night, there’s only you, your partner and the love between you.
A term of endearment brings couples together. When you think of the object of your affection, you do so with that very special name and this evokes a warm fuzzy feeling inside you.
I’ve put together a list of different terms of endearment from various languages. Take your pick. And do let me know what you and your significant other use for each other so we can add them to the list below. Ciao dahlings!
List of Terms of Endearment
Amor
Amore (mio)
Amorevole
Amorcito
Amorino
Amoroso
Angel
Angel-face
Angelo
Anima mia
Baby-cakes
Baby-doll
Babykins
Bambino/a (mio/a)
Beautiful
Bebé
Bebucha
Bebuchi
Bebucho
Bellezza
Bello/a
Bichi
Bichito
Bicho
Blikitik
Buttercup
Care-bear
Cariño
Caro/a
Chalap
Chuchú
Churot
Cicciolina
Ciumachella
Cocco/a
Creatura
Cuchi cuchi
Cielito
Cuddle-bear
Cuddles
Cuddly-wuddly
Cuore (mio)
Cupcake
Cutesy-pie
Cutie
Cutie-patootie
Cutie-pie
Delizia
Dolcezza
Doll
Doll-face
Doodle-bug
Duchess
Duck
Dumpling
Fata
Gattino/a
Gioia
Glitter-bug
Gorgeous
Heart
Honey-bun
Honey-bunch
Honey-bunny
Honey-pie
Hot-stuff
Love Muffin
Love-bug
Love-muffin
Ma belle (mah bel) = my beautiful (one)
Ma biche (mah beesh) = my doe
Ma caille (mah kahy) = my quail
Ma chérie/mon chéri (mah/mohn shay-ree) = my dear
Ma moitié (mah mwa-tyay) = my half
Ma petite crotte (mah pteet crot) = my little turd
Ma puce (mah poose) = my (little flea)
Mahal
Majal
Mami
Mamita
Maus
Maw
Mi piaci
Micio/a
Mio bene
Mi cielo
Mi vida
Mon amour (mohn a-moor) = my love
Mon bébé (mohn bay-bay) = baby
Mon canard (mohn ka-nar)= my duck
Mon chou* (mohn shoo) = my cream puff (sweetie-pie, cupcake)
Mon coeur (mohn ker) = my sweetheart
Mon lapin (mohn la-pahn) = my rabbit
Mon poulet (mohn poo-lay) = my chicken
Mon poussin (mohn poo-sahn) = my chick
Mon sucre d’orge (mohn sookr-dorzh) = my barley sugar
Mon trésor (mohn tray-zor) = my treasure
Muffin
Munchkin
My girl
Nini (ninni)
Pangga
Pangs
Papi
Papito
Papuchi
Passerotto/a
Passione (mia)
Patootie
Peach
Peaches
Petal
Petkins
Piccolo/a
Piruchi
Pookie
Poopsy
Porota
Poroto
Precious
Princess
Pumpkin
Pupa
Pupi
Pupilla dei miei occhi
Querido/Querida
Schatz
Schatzie
Shabookadook
Shnoodle-bum
Snicker-doodle
Snookums
Snooky
Snuggle-bear
Snuggle-bunny
Snuggles
Sparkles
Sparky
Spunkie
Squidgy
Stella (mia)
Sugar
Sugar-booger
Sugar-bun
Sugar-lips
Sunshine
Sweet Cheeks
Sweetkins
Sweet-pea
Sweet-pie
Sweets
Sweet-thing
Tenerezza
Tenero/a
Tesorino
Tesoro
Tesorone
Tesoruccio
Tootles
Tootsie-pie
Twinkles
Vennen min (Norwegian) = my dear
Vita mia
18 Love Notes for “Terms of Endearment”
October 29, 2007
wow, i never realized that there are so many terms of endearment. helpful ito sa maraming chikas sa buhay nila (oops.. di ako yun).
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October 29, 2007
add this please
schatz (treasure is the literal translation although it also means darling)
maus (mouse) is commonly used here in germany as an endearment
blikitik - wala lang
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October 29, 2007
blikitik? hahahaha! let’s see (promise not to wince) … churot (he, an ex), chalap (me). i had been called schnookums too. i used to know a couple who called each other “maw” (halimaw, monster) and beh (or bebeh). don’t know why but i dislike the sound of habibi (Arabic for beloved)
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October 29, 2007
What a wonderful list. I love the Italian and Spanish terms.
I love ‘amore mio’ (Italian) - My love
Another term of endearment, which I love but is missing here is ‘Mi cielo’ (Spanish) - My sky
Oh, I love the Arabic term mentioned in the comment - Habibi/Habeti (one is for female and the other male. I forget which one)
Thanks for the invite, Joy.
Best,
Paz
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October 30, 2007
An interesting list Joy, I like the ‘baby’ ones.
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October 30, 2007
this is interesting. i have friends who call themselves “pangs”. not for “pangga”, but short for “pangit”
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October 30, 2007
Well Odd and I usually calls “vennen min” which means my dear but it is common in Norway to say that though. Or we also say gutten min or my boy.
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October 30, 2007
Interesting list it might come up handy
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October 30, 2007
I wonder where you got “bicho” or “bichito”. It means insect in Spanish! lol…anyway, nice list, will look for one term that fits my wife…
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October 31, 2007
Wow… duck even included? Haha…. Nice post by the way..
;D
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November 1, 2007
I like “Hi sugar”.
Hahaha I call my girl (friends) “bebe”.
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November 4, 2007
since 1992 we’ve been calling each other ‘mahal’ privately and publicly. we got married in 1993.
i have a friend couple calling each other ‘jal’ derived from ‘majal’ but the j is pronounced as jag.
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November 8, 2007
we call each other ’sayang’ it’s a term of endearment in Malay language… we still use that even if in tagalog it means ’such a waste’…
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November 10, 2007
Hmm.. Ayos sa list ah, i really like it. May magagamit na rin ako kay kumander sa wakas. Haha. @_@
I used to call her as my ‘kumander’ and she calls me ‘cheetah’.. para maging unique somehow, hehe. ^_^
more more more!!
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November 11, 2007
hi there. I tagged you po…
here’s the link:
http://enelym001.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/i-wont-ever-ever-ever-let-you-go/
;) Have a nice day!
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March 19, 2008
I call my significant other Bendi. It is short for Bendicion which is spanish for blessing. He calls me mnandi which means beautiful I am fluent in Spanish and he is fluent in South African Afrikaans. So we try to use names for each other that come from our native tongues.
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April 11, 2008
my boyfriend and i ca;; each other bebe..sometimes he calls me chunky monkey and i like it..i call him skinny lizard..hehhe..katuwaan lang..
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July 3, 2008
pnu pnopronounce ung schatz?hehe cute ng mga twagan..meron p bng iba?? ung so rare,,ung macute..hehe
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