A term of endearment is a term with a generally positive connotation used to address a character. The term doesn't have to be taken in a flattering way for this concept to apply.

The opposite concept to this tag is insult.

List of terms (incomplete)

• "Babe", "Baby", "Bae", "Boo"
• "Beautiful"
• "Cutie", "Cutie pie"
• "Darling"
• "Dear", "Dearie"
• "Gorgeous"
• "Handsome"
• "Hottie", "Hot stuff"
• "Hun", "Hon", "Honey"
• "Love" (As a name), "My love"
• "Sexy"
• "Stud", "Studmuffin"
• "Sugar"
• "Sweetie", "Sweetie pie", "Sweetheart", "Sweetums"

See also

• dude
• honorific
• master