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Complete Definition of "hypocoristic"

English

Etymology
From Ancient Greek hupokorizesthai, "to call by endearing names" (prefix hypo-, "beneath, secretly", + korizesthai, "to caress", + suffix -ist, + adjectival suffix -ic, from Greek suffix -ikos)

Adjective
en-adj

  1. pertaining to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy with the person

Related terms
hypocorism
hypocoristically|hypocoristical
hypocoristically

Noun
en-noun

  1. A nickname.

ku:hypocoristic
zh:hypocoristic

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