Italian terms of endearment

Italian terms of endearment for spouses, partners, children and other loved ones.

Terms of endearment for women

• bella = beautiful
• cara mia = my dear
• bellissima = very beautiful
• tesoro = treasure
• carina = cute
• mia cara = my dear

Terms of endearment for men

• amore mio= my love
• cuore mio = my heart
• vita mia = my life
• luce dei miei occhi = light of my eyes
• mio caro = my dear

Terms of endearment for children

• cucciolo/a = puppy / cub
• passerotto/a = little sparrow
• topolino/a = little mouse
• patatino/a = little potato
• piccolo/a / piccolino/a = little/small (one)
• gattino/a = kitten
• bambolina = little doll

Other terms of endearment

• amore = love
• il mio primo amore = my first love
• tesoro = treasure
• il mio tesoro = my treasure
• il mio piccolo tesoro = my little treasure
• il mio bambino = my baby
• stella / stellina = star
• angelo = angel

Some phrases provided by Vlad Popa. Corrections by MG and Riccardo Cristiani

Hear some Italian terms of endearment:

Links

Italian terms of endearment
http://www.meandmomintuscany.com/12-italian-terms-of-endearment-for-the-little-ones-you-love/
http://www.italymagazine.com/news/how-say-words-endearment-italian
https://lovebondings.com/list-of-italian-terms-of-endearment
https://italyexplained.com/italian-terms-of-endearment/

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