different between hypocoristical vs hypocorism

English

Adjective

hypocoristical (comparative more hypocoristical, superlative most hypocoristical)

1. (rare) Synonym of hypocoristic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin hypocorisma, a loan from Ancient Greek ?????????? (hupokórisma), ??????????? (hupokorismós, “pet name”), from ????????????? (hupokorízesthai), ???????????? (hupokorízomai, “to use a pet name; to act in a childish manner”), from ????- (hupo-, prefix indicating a small degree) +? ????????? (korízomai, “to caress”) (from ????? (kóros, “boy; youth”), ???? (kór?, “girl; young woman”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ha??p?k????z(?)m/, /h?-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ha??p?k????z?m/
• Hyphenation: hy?po?cor?i?sm

Noun

hypocorism (countable and uncountable, plural hypocorisms) (linguistics)

1. (countable) A term of endearment; a hypocoristic, a pet name.

   Synonyms: nickname, pet name, sobriquet
2. (uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names.
3. (uncountable, rare) Baby talk, such as bow-wow for dog and choo-choo for train.

Derived terms

• hypocoristical
• hypocoristically

Related terms

• hypocoristic

Translations

References

Further reading

• hypocorism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “hypocorism, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.