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caressing names

caressing names is the plural of caressing name.

Meaning of caressing name

Noun

caressing name (plural caressing names)

  1. (archaic) A name or nickname used to express affection, especially to a child, parent, or other loved one.
    • Robin’s Young Chevalier diligently filled the glass of Charles’s Greysteel,—such were their old caressing names for each other […]1834 February, Christian Isobel Johnstone, “The Sabbath Night’s Supper”, in Tait’s Edinburgh Magazine, page 9

Questions about caressing names

What is caressing names the plural of?
Caressing names is the plural of caressing name.

Words near caressing names in the dictionary

  1. caressers
  2. caresses
  3. caresseth
  4. caressing
  5. caressing name
  6. caressing names
  7. caressingly
  8. caressings
  9. caressive
  10. caressively
  11. caressives

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