I. |hīpəkə|ristik, |hip-; hī|päk-, hi|- adjective
Etymology: Greek hypokoristikos diminutive, from (assumed) Greek hypokoristos (verbal of Greek hypokorizesthai ) + Greek -ikos -ic
1. : of, relating to, or used as a pet name or form of baby talk
2. : forming a hypocoristic word — used of a suffix, abbreviation, or other modification
II. noun
: a hypocoristic term