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Hypocorism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Hypocorism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)

"`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'"

2

A term of endearment; a hypocoristic, a pet name.

See Also
hypocoristic full name moniker baby talk pet name bow wow endearment hypocorisms
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
name
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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