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hypocorism

/haɪˈpɒk.ə.rɪz.əm/

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noun

/haɪˈpɒk.ə.rɪz.əm/C2formaltechnical
  • ruЛаскательное имя, часто образованное с помощью уменьшительно-ласкательного суффикса.

A name of endearment, often formed by using a diminutive suffix.

  1. Name of endearmentC2formal

    A pet name or affectionate term, often formed by adding a diminutive suffix to a name or word.

    ruУменьшительно-ласкательное имя

    • 'Johnny' is a common hypocorism for 'John'.
    • She called him 'sweetie' as a hypocorism.
    • In many languages, hypocorisms are used to express closeness and affection.

    Synonymsdiminutiveendearmentnicknamepet name

Forms
  • hypocorisms plural form
  • hypocorisms' possessive plural form
  • hypocorism's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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