hypocoristic

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὑποκοριστικός (hupokoristikós), from ὑποκορίζομαι (hupokorízomai, “to speak in the language of children”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + κορίζομαι (korízomai, “to act like a girl”), from κόρη (kórē, “girl”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pə.kəˈɹɪs.tɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪstɪk Hyphenation: hy‧po‧cor‧ist‧ic === Adjective === hypocoristic (comparative more hypocoristic, superlative most hypocoristic) (linguistics) Relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy with the person. Relating to baby talk. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hypocoristic (plural hypocoristics) A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Category:English endearing terms Category:English childish terms === Further reading === “hypocoristic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hypocoristic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “hypocoristic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.