cuddle bug

English

Etymology

cuddle +‎ bug (“enthusiast”)

Noun

cuddle bug (plural cuddle bugs)

1. (informal) A cuddly person or animal.
2. (informal) A term of endearment, especially for a young girl or a female relationship partner.
   • 2008, Tally Flint, The Mommy Diaries: Finding Yourself in the Daily Adventure, Baker Books, →ISBN:

     That same night my cuddle bug climbed in bed with me, her sweet little face pressed close to mine on the pillow. Soon her wiggling woke me up enough that I got up to go to the bathroom. As soon as I lay back down next to her sleepy face,  ...

   • 2009, Celestino Jaime Oliveira, Behind Closed Doors, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 9:

     Pretty please.” the sweet pigtailed McKayla said, with sleep already evident in her loveable toddler voice, as her dad walked her up the stairs of their pristine Nebraska farm house. “Not tonight cuddle bug, your eyes are already starting to drop.

   • 2013, N.M. Lander, The December Angel, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 17:

     Cassidy is our six-year-old. She is our little cuddle bug and daddy's girl.

Alternative forms

• cuddlebug