hypocorism definition - Dictionary

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hy·poc·o·rism [ hī pókə rìzzəm, hpə káw rìzzəm ] (plural hy·poc·o·risms)

noun

Definition:

1. pet name: a pet name, especially a diminutive or abbreviated form of somebody's full name ( formal )

2. use of pet name: the use of a pet name to address somebody, instead of his or her full name

[Early 16th century. Via late Latin< Greek hupokorisma< hupokorizesthai "play the child" < korē "child"]

hy·po·co·ris·tic [ hpəkə rístik ] adjective

hy·po·co·ris·ti·cal adjective

hy·po·co·ris·ti·cal·ly adverb