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Word: Hypocoristic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Greek hupokorisma, from hupokorizesthai ‘play the child’, from hupo ‘under’ + korē ‘child’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)kəˈrɪstɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
of the nature of a pet name or diminutive form of a name.
Short Definition:denoting pet name or diminutive form of name
Word: Hypocoristic
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)kəˈrɪstɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a pet name or diminutive form of a name.
Short Definition:hypocoristic name or form
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