单词 | hypocorism |
释义 | hypocorism /huy pok"euh riz'euhm, hi-/, n. 1. a pet name. 2. the practice of using a pet name. 3. the use of forms of speech imitative of baby talk, esp. by an adult. [1840-50; < Gk hypokórisma pet name. See HYPOCORISTIC, -ISM] |
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