noun (archaic or regional colloquial) as in strong fondness

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strangers, enemies, antipathy

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Example Sentences

Example:Strangers cannot use such terms of endearment as 'miesies' or 'lovebirds' as they know each other.

Definition:People who are unfamiliar to each other; people who have never met or who are at a low level of intimacy or acquaintance.

From strangers

Example:Enemies would not use endearing terms like 'miesies', as it would be inappropriate or foreign.

Definition:People who are inimical to, hostile, or warring against each other.

From enemies

Example:People who suffer from antipathy would not call others 'miesies', as it goes against their feelings.

Definition:A strong dislike or antipathy towards someone or something, an aversion.

From antipathy