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hypocoristic
[hahy-puh-kuh-ris-tik, hip-uh-]
/ ˌhaɪ pə kəˈrɪs tɪk, ˌhɪp ə- /
NOUN
pet name
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"Mary" is informed that "Polly" is one of those "hypocorisms," or pet-names, in which our language abounds.
From Notes and Queries, Number 16, February 16, 1850 by Various
