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hypocorism n (linguistics)

(countable) A term of endearment; a hypocoristic, a pet name. (uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names. (uncountable, rare) Baby talk, such as bow-wow for dog and choo-choo for train. Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at the English Wiktionary!

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