1) Affection 2) Affectionate word 3) Benignity 4) Billing and cooing 5) Blandiment 6) Blandishment 7) Caress 8) Caressing 9) Dalliance 10) Expression of affection 11) Exclusively Anglo word 12) Exclusively Saxon word 13) Fondling 14) Hanky-panky 15) Kindness 16) Necking 17) Petting 18) Something that endears 1) Caress 
• (n.) The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also, that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection.
En·dear'ment noun The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also, that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection. 'The great endearments of prudent and temperate speech.' Jer. Taylor. « Her first endearments twining round the soul.» Thomson....
[n] - the act of showing affection
noun the act of showing affection
the act of endearing. · the state of being endeared. · something that endears; an action or utterance showing affection: to murmur endearments.
the act of showing affection