hypocorismn.

/hɪˈpɒkərɪz(ə)m/

/hʌɪˈpɒkərɪz(ə)m/

Etymology: < Greek ὑποκόρισμα, -κορισμός pet-name, < ὑποκορίζεσθαι to play the child, use terms of endearment, < ὑπό in sense ‘somewhat, slightly’ + κόρος, κόρη child, boy, girl.

rare.

A pet-name.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > pet name

minikin name1756

pet name1807

pet word1829

hypocorism1850

petit nom1867

hypocoristic1930

pet form1932

1850 Notes & Queries 1st Ser. I. 242/1 ‘Polly’ is one of those ‘hypocorisms’ or pet-names with which our language abounds.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	hypocorism
释义	hypocorismn. /hɪˈpɒkərɪz(ə)m//hʌɪˈpɒkərɪz(ə)m/ Etymology: < Greek ὑποκόρισμα, -κορισμός pet-name, < ὑποκορίζεσθαι to play the child, use terms of endearment, < ὑπό in sense ‘somewhat, slightly’ + κόρος, κόρη child, boy, girl. rare. A pet-name. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > pet name minikin name1756 pet name1807 pet word1829 hypocorism1850 petit nom1867 hypocoristic1930 pet form1932 1850 Notes & Queries 1st Ser. I. 242/1 ‘Polly’ is one of those ‘hypocorisms’ or pet-names with which our language abounds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1850
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