On Tue, 17 Sep 1996, Richard Lawson wrote:

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Cute idea, except of course, that a father would not call his

daughter

"hime" in any form even if she is a princess.  He would either use her
name or just call her "daughter".

I have to disagree with this; I've seen many fathers call their
daughters various cute nicknames, from "princess" to "pumpkin" to
"frogface".  I think it's a great idea to have Ranma use that kind of a
knickname; it helps us understand how much his daughter means to him.

Have you heard this usage in Japanese?  Or is this merely
an observation of English speaking society?