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noun
1.
a pet name.
2.
the practice of using a pet name.
3.
the use of forms of speech imitative of baby talk, especially by an adult.
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Hypocorism
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| hypocorism (haɪˈpɒkəˌrɪzəm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a pet name, esp one using a diminutive affix: ``Sally'' is a hypocorism for ``Sarah'' |
| 2. | another word for euphemism |
| [C19: from Greek hupokorisma, from hupokorizesthai to use pet names, from hypo- beneath + korizesthai, from korē girl, koros boy] | |
| hypocoristic | |
| —adj | |
| hypoco'ristically | |
| —adv | |
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