HYPOCORISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)

Example:

'Billy' is a hypocorism for 'William'

Synonyms:

hypocorism; pet name

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("hypocorism" is a kind of...):

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

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