What are some British terms of endearment?

Terms of endearment in Israel?

• What are some Hebrew/Yiddish terms of endearment used in Israel? For example, in England, we have "Pet", "Darling", "love", etc. -- are there any Hebrew/Yiddish counterparts? I'm aware of "Bubee", but are there any others? Also, how casually are these terms used? For example, in England, our terms of endearment are often used for people that we don't know very well, like shop assistants and stuff. Is it the same in Israel, also? Sorry for the long question! Thanks. :)

• Answer:

  מתוק- matok (sweet) מותק- motek (sweetie) יקירי- yakiri (darling) אהובי- ahuvi (my love) חמוד- chamud (lit.- cute) -חמודי chamudi (variant of chamud) חומד- chomed (variant of chamud) בובי- bubi בובי'לה- bubile Mostly addressed to counterparts, or children. חבוב- chabub (friend) חביבי- chabibi (my friend) Addressed to everyone, especially for people of your age or younger (something like "mate"). They are considered archaic and used sarcastically very often. מיידע'לה- meydle (lit.- young maiden, in Yiddish) מאמי- mami Mostly addressed to women ("mami" has being used for both men and women for the past ten years). Today "meydle" is considered chauvinistic (as in Ezer Weizman's famous quote to Alice Miller who wanted to be a pilot: "meydle, have you ever seen a man knitting socks?"). Mami is girlish (when used by men it is almost entirely addressed to their spouses). כפרה- kapara (lit.- atonement) נשמה- neshama (lit.- soul) עיניים- einayim (lit.- eyes) Addressed to everyone of your age or younger, associated with Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews and popular lower subcultures but can be ironically used by everyone. All three are deliberate extreme manners of affection. אחי- achi (lit.- my brother) גבר- gever (lit.- man) אבא'לה- abale (lit.- daddy) אחותי- achoti (lit.- my sister; used for women) Addressed to people of your age or younger, used either in a friendly way ("ma hamatzav, achi?"- what's up, man?), or in an aggressive one ("gever, tus li meha'einayim!"- mate, fu*k off). Abale is almost always used in the latter way. Except for the two last groups, the above are NOT usually used for people whom you don't know. When they are, they are usually understood sarcastically- as a manner of patronizing. The two last groups are not usually addressed to older people.