Synonyms and antonyms of Names used for talking to someone in a friendly way in British Thesaurus

love (noun)

British used for talking to your husband, wife, girlfriend etc

darling (noun)

spoken used for talking to someone you love

mate (noun)

used for talking in a friendly way to someone, especially a man

pet (noun)

Britishspoken used for talking to someone in a friendly way

sweetheart (noun)

spoken used for talking to someone who you love

sweetie (noun)

informal used for talking to someone who you like or love

honey (noun)

spoken used for talking to someone who you care about

baby (noun)

spoken used for talking to someone you love, especially to someone you are in a romantic relationship with or to your child

bro (noun)

spoken used especially by young people for talking in a friendly way to a man or boy

sport (noun)

American and Australianinformal used for talking in a friendly way to a boy or man

bruh (noun)

very informal an informal way of saying 'brother'

baba (noun)

Indian English used for talking to a friend or a child, especially a man or boy

babe (noun)

spoken used for talking to a close friend or someone you love

bhai (noun)

Indian English used for talking in a friendly way to a man

bhuti (noun)

South African used for talking to a man in a friendly way

brother (noun)

Americanspoken used for talking in a friendly way to a man

cheeky monkey ()

used for telling someone that they are not showing respect, when you are not really angry

cobber (noun)

Australianinformal used for talking in a friendly way to someone, especially a man

dear (noun)

spoken used for talking to someone you love or are friendly with

dear (adjective)

Britishold-fashioned used for speaking to someone in a friendly way or in a way that shows that you think you are better or more important than them

dearest (noun)

old-fashioned used for talking to someone you love

dearie (noun)

informal old-fashioned used for talking to someone you love or like, or for talking in a friendly way to someone whose name you do not know

duck or ducks (noun)

Britishspoken used for talking to someone you like

ducky (noun)

Britishold-fashioned used for talking to someone you like

fellow (noun)

used for talking to a man in a friendly way

girlfriend (noun)

Americaninformal a friendly name that some women use when calling or talking to each other

kiddo (noun)

mainly Americanspoken used for talking to a friend

lovey (noun)

Britishinformal used for talking to someone who you know very well, especially a woman or child

lucky/lazy/cheeky etc beggar ()

used in a friendly way for describing or talking to someone you think is lucky, lazy etc

luv (noun)

Britishinformal a way of writing ‘love’, especially when you want to show that someone is using it as a form of address

matey (noun)

Britishspoken used by a man for talking in a friendly or threatening way to another man

my (determiner)

used when speaking to someone that you love or that you know well

my man ()

used for addressing a man who you like

old (adjective)

informal used for showing that you like someone and care about them

old boy (noun)

Britishinformal old-fashioned used by some older men for talking in a friendly way to another man

old fruit ()

used for talking in a friendly way to a man

old girl (noun)

Britishinformal old-fashioned used for talking in a friendly way to a woman or girl

old man (noun)

old-fashioned used for talking to a male friend

pardner (noun)

Americanspoken used for talking in a friendly way to a man

sister (noun)

used by women for referring to a woman who they have strong feelings of loyalty and friendship towards

sugar (noun)

mainly Americanspoken used for talking to someone who you like or love

sweet (noun)

old-fashioned used for talking to someone you love

thing (noun)

spoken a young person or animal that you like. This word is used for saying something nice to them or about them

yaar (noun)

Indian Englishinformal used for talking to a friend