əˌrɪz 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 (haɪˈpɒkəˌrɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Hypocorism
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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