childhood nickname; pet name
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
informal name given in childhood; pet name; milk name
Also called 乳名 (rǔmíng). Often used by family members and close friends. In some dialects, an 'r' suffix is added (小名儿). Contrasts with 大名 (formal given name) or 学名 (school name).
Wǒ我
de的
xiǎo小
míng名
jiào叫
Dòu豆
dou豆
。
My childhood nickname is Doudou.
Zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
，
mā妈
ma妈
zǒng总
shì是
jiào叫
wǒ我
de的
xiǎo小
míng名
。
At home, my mother always calls me by my pet name.
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Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
de的
xiǎo小
míng名
hěn很
hǎo好
tīng听
。
This child's nickname sounds very nice.
Běi北
fāng方
rén人
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
míng名
zi字
hòu后
mian面
jiā加
ér儿
huà化
yīn音
，
bǐ比
rú如
jiào叫
"
xiǎo小
míng名
r儿
"
。
Northerners like to add an 'r' suffix to names, for example saying 'xiaomingr'.