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hypocoristic

/ˌhaɪ.pə.kəˈɹɪs.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-po-cor-ist-ic
IPA
/ˌhaɪ.pə.kəˈɹɪs.tɪk/
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy with the person.

adj

Relating to baby talk.

noun

A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name.

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”).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Linguistics.

Inflected Forms

more hypocoristic (comparative) most hypocoristic (superlative) hypocoristics (plural)

Phrases

pet name term of endearment

Frequently Paired Words

hypocorism hypocoristical hypocoristically hypocoristicon endearing pet name term of endearment

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic ballistic autistic futuristic holistic journalistic pessimistic

Questions

How do you pronounce hypocoristic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪ.pə.kəˈɹɪs.tɪk/.
What does hypocoristic mean?
Relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy with the person.
Where does hypocoristic come from?
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”).

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