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hipocorístico
A term of endearment, often a diminutive; a pet name.
"Mary" is informed that "Polly" is one of those "hypocorisms," or pet-names, in which our language abounds. Most are mere abbreviations, as Will, Nat, Pat, Bell, &c., taken usually…
For the flattering hypocorisms of lovers and parents see Plut. de Leg. Poet. p. 44; [...]
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