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- Солнце/солнышко. Pronunciation: SOLNtse/SOLnyshkuh. Translation: the sun/little or baby sun. Meaning: sunshine. One of the most common affectionate terms in Russian, солнышко is suitable for informal settings such as addressing close friends and loved ones.
- Зайчик/зая/зайка/зайчонок. Pronunciation: ZAYchik/ZAya/ZAYka/zayCHOnuk. Translation: little rabbit/female rabbit/little female rabbit. Meaning: bunny. Another popular term of endearment, зайка and any other diminutives of заяц (ZAyats)—bunny rabbit—are used when speaking to loved ones, very close friends, and children.
- Рыбка. Pronunciation: RYPka. Translation: baby/little fish. Meaning: fishlet, sweetie. Рыбка is most commonly used when addressing female loved ones and friends.
- Малыш/малышка/малышонок. Pronunciation: maLYSH/maLYSHka/malySHOnuk. Translation: baby/baby girl/little baby. Meaning: baby/baby boy/baby girl. Малыш can be used both for males and females (малышка is the female term of the word).
For any context really. Friendly, familial, romantic, anything that could be used to refer to someone in any of those contexts . The only ones I know are bratushka, bratan, and tovarisch. Cute names of animals for a romantic partner such as Zaya (a hare), Kotik (a little cat).
Aug 12, 2019 · Check out this post to learn about Russian terms of endearment! From animal nicknames, to the equivelant of the word 'baby' that might shock non-natives!
Russian terms of endearment. Russian words that used with partners, children and other loved ones. Words marked with (m) are said to males, and words marked with (f) are said to females. милый (m) милая (f) = honey, darling, sweetie. дорогой (m) дорогая (f) = sweetheart, darling, dear, dearest.
Read on for some of my favorite Russian nicknames and terms of endearment. Not just their English translations, but also a bit about their origins and why they're so special.
The most common Russian terms of endearment. Unlike in English where a lot of terms of endearment suggest that you want to eat your loved one (i.e. sweetheart, cupcake, sugar, sweetie pie, honey) in Russian darlings are often compared to baby animals (diminutive forms of animal names are used):
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Jul 18, 2011 · Russian forms of endearment express affectionate feelings towards a person, an animal or an object. Interestingly, various spectrums of nouns that do not necessary have the same meaning in their original use, are used as terms of endearment in Russian. Here are a few examples: солнце (the Sun), заяц (hare), котёнок (kitten).