Readers reply: where in the world do people call their partner ‘Baby’?

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It’s in almost every pop song, but I have never heard anyone call the person dearest to them “Baby”. That said, I don’t live in Britain or the US. My father sometimes called my mother “Darling” and I have often heard “My dear” or just “Dear”. Jean Drummond-Young, Winterthur, Switzerland Send new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Readers reply I remember male friends using it affectionately in the US, as in: “Get your ass up to the bar and get those beers in, Pete Baby!” PeteTheBeat It’s quite simple when you think about it. Calling one’s partner Baby, as in so many...