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hypocoristic
[ hahy-puh-kuh-ris-tik, hip-uh- ]
adjective
- endearing, as a pet name, diminutive, or euphemism.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó²âp´Ç·³¦´Ç·°ù¾±²õt¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hypocoristic1
First recorded in 1600–10; from Greek ³ó²â±è´Ç°ì´Ç°ù¾±²õ³Ù¾±°ìó²õ “diminutive,†equivalent to ³ó²â±è´Ç°ì´Ç°ù(óú±ð²õ³Ù³ó²¹¾±) “to play the child, call by endearing names†( hypo- “under†+ kor- “childâ€; compare °ìó°ùŧ “g¾±°ù±ô,†°ìó°ù´Ç²õ “boyâ€) + -istikos adjective suffix; hypo-, -istic
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Hence we get names for the two kinds of diminutives; viz., the term meiotic for the true diminutives, and the term hypocoristic for the diminutives of endearment.
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