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hypocoristic

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HYPOCORISTIC

Hyp `o *co *ris "tic, a. Etym: [Gr.

 

Defn: Endearing; diminutive; as, the hypocoristic form of a name. The hypocoristic or pet form of William. Dr. Murray.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hypocoristic

hy po co ris tic |ˌhīpəkəˈristik ˌhaɪpəkəˈrɪstɪk | ▶adjective denoting, or of the nature of, a pet name or diminutive form of a name. ▶noun a hypocoristic name or form. DERIVATIVES hy poc o rism |hīˈpäkəˌrizəm, hi- |noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek hupokorisma, from hupokorizesthai ‘play the child, ’ from hupo ‘under ’ + korē ‘child. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

hypocoristic

hypocoristic |ˌhʌɪpə (ʊ )kəˈrɪstɪk | ▶adjective denoting or of the nature of a pet name or diminutive form of a name. ▶noun a hypocoristic name or form. DERIVATIVES hypocorism noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek hupokorisma, from hupokorizesthai ‘play the child ’, from hupo ‘under ’ + korē ‘child ’.