hypocorism
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
hypocorism (linguistics)
- (countable) A term#Noun|term of endearment; a hypocoristic, a pet name.
- Synonyms: nickname, pet name, sobriquet
- (uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names.
- (uncountable, rare) Baby talk, such as bow-wow for dog and choo-choo for train.
- French: hypocoristique
- German: Lallname
- Italian: ipocoristico
- Portuguese: hipocorístico
- Russian: ласка́тельное и́мя
- Spanish: hipocorístico
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