liebchen
we went to germany to visit alisa's family a few summers ago. somewhere i picked up the word liebchen. probably from friends whose parents or grandparents were off the boat germans. i figured it meant little loved one. like what mom would call her daughter. so while in germany i started calling cousin janina liebchen. she was like 17 at the time. she kinda gave me a funny look. so did her dad. she took me aside and explained that it meant lover. oops! might be a context thing. ie it could mean either depending on who says it to whom.