HYPOCORISM


Meaning of HYPOCORISM in English

/huy pok"euh riz'euhm, hi-/ , n.

1. a pet name.

2. the practice of using a pet name.

3. the use of forms of speech imitative of baby talk, esp. by an adult.

[ 1840-50; hypokórisma pet name. See HYPOCORISTIC, -ISM ]

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