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Etymology
Late Latin hypocorisma, a loan from Greek noun ��οκ��ι�μα (hypokórisma) from the verb '��ο-κο�ίζομαι (hypokórizomai 'to talk and handle at a childish manner'). The Greek verb hypokorízomai is compounded from '��ο- (hypo- 'under, beneath, secretly') + κο�ιζομαι (korizomai 'to caress'). In the verb you can see the word κ��ο� (kóros 'boy') or κ��η (kóre = 'girl').

Noun
en-noun

1. A form of endearment; a pet name
2. The use of pet names

Derived terms
hypocoristic
hypocoristical
hypocoristically

Translations
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Dutch: koosnaam, koosnaampje; hypokorisme
German: Lallname
Greek: ��οκ��ι�μα (ipokórisma)
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Latin: hypokorisma
Swedish: smeknamn; hypokorism
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Croatian: t-|hr|hipokoristik|m, t-|hr|odmilica|f
Catalan: hipocorístic m
Galician: hipocorístico#Galician|hipocorístico m
Greek: t+|el|��οκο�ι��ικ�|tripokoristikó|scGrek
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Italian: t-|it|ipocoristico|m
Portuguese: t-|pt|hipocorístico|m
Spanish: t-|es|hipocorístico|m
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Synonyms
nickname
pet name
sobriquet

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