hypocorism (Crossword)

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  1. A pet name
  2. Baby talk spoken by adults
  3. Name
  4. Pet name
  5. The practice of using a pet name

Definitions of “hypocorism”
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• Pet-name; diminutive or abbreviated name
• Etymology: from Late Latin hypocorisma
• The use of forms of speech imitative of baby talk, esp
• The use of a pet name to address someone, instead of his or her full name
• A hypocorism (m; from Greek ὑποκορίζεσθαι hypokorizesthai
• A pet name; especially, a diminutive or abbreviated form of someone's full name: 'We called him Billy as a hypocorism for William

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