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I call Adri 'negrita' from time to time just for a laugh, but these terms of endearment just don't carry over very well to English.
'el mono' and 'la mona' doesn't sound flattering, but are common nicknames, too!
Well, viejo y vieja are common nicknames between spouses.
And loco y loca between friends.
As with English, none of these nicknames would work in Italian, either!
I've always found papi and mami a bit odd between spouses and also between parents and kids too.
But of course, it all depends on context. How a woman says papito to you, means a lot of different things and vice versa with mamita.
lets do like this: next one that travels to USA try and see how the nicks works over there.....so basically by arrival in airport by customs "hey you old fatty nigga monkey dad, can you please stamp my passport"!!!!
Please let us know outcome....
I know I'm in the wife's bad books when she starts muttering words in Spanish at me. No idea what they are but I get the message!! 
Sometimes ignorance really IS bliss. UK Man .
Her scowling face says it all.
