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单词 hypocoristic
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hy•po•co•ris•tic  (hī′pə kə ristik, hip′ə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. endearing, as a pet name, diminutive, or euphemism.
  • Greek hypokoristikós diminutive, equivalent. to hypokor(ízesthai) to play the child, call by endearing names (hypo- hypo- + kor- child (Compare kórē girl, kóros boy)) + -istikos -istic
  • 1600–10
hy′po•co•risti•cal•ly, adv. 

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