| | | noun | 1. A pet name or diminutive form of a name. |
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| adjective | 1. Of the nature of a pet name or diminutive form of a name. |
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 |  | | "She thought it was too soon to use a hypocoristic name with her new boyfriend." |
| | | "The father of eight came up with a hypocoristic for each child." |
| | | "Jonathan's family calls him by the hypocoristic Johnny." |
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 | | Greek, mid-19th century |
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 | | The appearance of this word doesn't match the simple definition. "Hypocoristic" (used as either a noun or an adjective) refers to a pet name or shortened version of someone's name. A hypocoristic might be "sweetie," or it could be "Carrie" instead of "Caroline. ... | | Continue Reading |
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