hypocorism

• Nombre o apelativo cariñoso, a menudo formado con un sufijo diminutivo o afectivo. También se refiere a la práctica o el fenómeno de usar tales formas, o a una palabra que expresa cariño o familiaridad.

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.

   Hipocorístico

   • '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.

   Sinónimosdiminutiveendearmentnicknamepet name