TEKNONYMY


Meaning of TEKNONYMY in English

— teknonymous , adj. — teknonymously , adv.

/tek non"euh mee/ , n.

the practice among certain peoples of renaming a parent after a child.

[ tékn ( on ) child + ónym ( a ) NAME + -Y 3 ]

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