Definitions For Hypocoristic

Noun

HYPOCORISTIC (plural HYPOCORISTICs) A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name.

Translations

Catalan: hipocorístic Finnish: lempinimi Hungarian: becenév Italian: ipocoristico, m Portuguese: hipocorístico, m Serbo-Croatian: : Cyrillic: хипокорѝстик, m : Roman: hipokorìstik, m Spanish: hipocorístico

Adjective

Relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy with the person. : {{ux, en, English surnames which end in -oe usually began as nicknames, since -oe is a Middle English hypocoristic suffix.}} Relating to baby talk.

Related terms

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Translations

Catalan: hipocorístic Chinese: : Mandarin: 表示親愛的 (biǎoshì qīn'ài de), 暱稱, alt=暱稱的, tr=nìchēng de, 表愛, alt=表愛的 (biǎo'ài de) Dutch: hypocoristisch French: hypocoristique Galician: hipocorístico, m German: hypokoristisch Greek: : Ancient: ὑποκοριστικός Hungarian: becéző, bece-, becenévi, kicsinyítő, hipokorisztikus Kannada: ಮುದ್ದುಹೆಸರಿನಂಥ, sc=Knda Portuguese: hipocorístico Russian: гипокористи́ческий, ласка́тельный, уменьши́тельный, уменьши́тельно-ласка́тельный Spanish: hipocorístico Ukrainian: пестли́вий, зме́ншувально-пестли́вий Yiddish: היפּאָקאָריסטיק, sc=Hebr

Etymology

From {{uder, en, grc, ὑποκοριστικός}}, from ὑποκορίζομαι, , I speak in the language of children, from ὑπό, , below + κορίζομαι, , I act like a girl, from κόρη, , girl.

See also

endearing, term of endearment :category:english endearing terms :category:english childish terms

Is Hypocoristic a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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24
Words with Friends
25

The word Hypocoristic is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends

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