Endearment in a sentence as a noun

And yes, nerd in this case is a term of endearment.

The word "******" is a term of endearment for many.

The words "boy" and "girl" are usually used for endearment, as they are here.

You're the first person in this thread to also call it the "Trash-80" which for me is a term of endearment.

Scottish people sometimes use it as a term of endearment, but still, never when at work.

As a term of endearment used by another woman it is clearly not the same thing.

Assuming it's sexist is sexist, babe is a gender neutral term of endearment.

It's sexist only in the sense that it identifies the gender of the subject of endearment.

Must be an American thing then, I'm European, for me "bro" is just short for brother and it is a term of endearment.

We have to accept the fact Bay Area startup culture has turned a term of endearment into a gendered slur.

But I felt he was using it merely as a term of endearment and respect, and not an official corporate title.

Maybe she will not get the same nickname or term of endearment, but neither does that imply that she is qualitatively different from a 'bro'.

I have trouble believing thismismamterm of endearment or respect, especially as it was used here.

I know that it's posh to hate on Adobe, but in all measures of truth and relative endearment, Adobe isn't really that bad of a software company.

"bawbag" is a Scottish brand of designer shorts - it is also a term of endearment between strangers in Scotland, so when meeting someone new it is traditional to shout "Hey ye big bawbag!

Ironically, you seem to have forgotten that "hack" is also a synonym for "kludge" -- long before programmers started referring to themselves as hackers as a term of pride and endearment, many writers were referred to as "hacks".I don't see any problem with referring to using a documented workaround as a "hack" in that context.

Endearment definitions

noun

the act of showing affection