How to pronounce hypocorism
American English pronunciation
hy-POK-uh-riz-um
- IPA
- /haɪˈpɑkəˌɹɪzəm/
- Syllables
- hy · POK · uh · riz · um (5 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- hih-POK-uh-riz-um
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What hypocorism means
A pet form of a name or word, like Billy or doggy
In a sentence: Grandma's hypocorism for my brother Theodore is Teddy.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word meaning a pet name, from a verb meaning to call someone by a pet name.
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