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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] under + [GREEK] to caress.]

Endearing; diminutive;

as, the

hypocoristic

form of a name

The

hypocoristic

or pet form of William.

Dr. Murray.

hypocoristic ‎(comparative more hypocoristic, superlative most hypocoristic)

relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy

Catalan: hipocorístic
Chinese:
Mandarin: 表示親愛的, 表示亲爱的 ‎(biǎoshì qīn'ài de), 暱稱的 (zh), 昵称的 (zh) ‎(nìchēng de), 表愛的, 表爱的 ‎(biǎo'ài de)
Dutch: hypocoristisch
French: hypocoristique (fr) m, f
German: hypokoristisch

Kannada: ಮುದ್ದುಹೆಸರಿನಂಥ ‎(mudduhesarinaṃtha)
Portuguese: hipocorístico (pt)
Russian: ласка́тельный (ru) ‎(laskátelʹnyj), уменьши́тельный (ru) ‎(umenʹšítelʹnyj), уменьши́тельно-ласка́тельный (ru) ‎(umenʹšítelʹno-laskátelʹnyj)
Spanish: hipocorístico (es)
Yiddish: היפּאָקאָריסטיק ‎(hipokoristik)

hypocoristic ‎(plural hypocoristics)

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

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