HYPOCORISM


Meaning of HYPOCORISM in English

n.

Pronunciation: h ī - ' pä-k ə - ˌ ri-z ə m; ˌ h ī -p ə - ' ko ̇ r- ˌ i-

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin hypocorisma, from Greek hypokorisma, from hypokorizesthai to call by pet names, from hypo- + korizesthai to caress, from koros boy, kor ē girl

Date: 1850

1 : a pet name

2 : the use of pet names

– hy · po · co · ris · tic \ ˌ h ī -p ə -k ə - ' ris-tik \ or hy · po · co · ris · ti · cal \ -ti-k ə l \ adjective

– hy · po · co · ris · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.