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hypocorism rare—1.|hɪp-, haɪˈpɒkərɪz(ə)m|
[ad. Gr. ὑποκόρισµα, -κορισµός pet-name, f. ὑποκορίζεσθαι to play the child, use terms of endearment, f. ὑπό in sense ‘somewhat, slightly’ + κόρος, κόρη child, boy, girl.]
A pet-name.
1850N. & Q. 1st Ser. I. 242/1 ‘Polly’ is one of those ‘hypocorisms’ or pet-names with which our language abounds. |