metronymy
noun
me·tron·y·my
mə‧ˈtränəmē
plural -es
: the custom of using matronymics
Word History
Etymology
back-formation from metronymic
- big-block
- big-boned
- big-bore
- big-box
- big-bud hickory
- big-budget
- big-city
- big-cone pine
- big-cone spruce
- big-eared bat
- big-eared fox
- big-eyed
- big-eyed bass
- big-eyed bug
- big-eyed herring
- big-eyed mackerel
- big-eyed scad
- big-gaited
- big-head
- big-headed gurnard
- big-leaf maple
- big-league
- big-name
- big-neck clam
- big-screen