| NOUN | communication | hypocorism, pet name | a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix) |
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| Meaning | A name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix). | |
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| Example | "'Billy' is a hypocorism for 'William'" | |
| Synonym | pet name | |
| Broader | name | A language unit by which a person or thing is known |
| Spanish | hipocorístico | |
| Catalan | hipocorístic | |
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