transcription, транскрипция: [ hī-ˈpä-kə-ˌri-zəm; ˌhī-pə-ˈkȯr-ˌi- ]
noun
Etymology: Late Latin hypocorisma, from Greek hypokorisma, from hypokorizesthai to call by pet names, from hypo- + korizesthai to caress, from koros boy, korē girl
Date: 1850
1. : a pet name
2. : the use of pet names
• hy·po·co·ris·tic ˌhī-pə-kə-ˈris-tik or hy·po·co·ris·ti·cal -ti-kəl adjective
• hy·po·co·ris·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb