Usually means: Affectionate nickname or pet name.
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  1. hypocorism: Merriam-Webster
  2. hypocorism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hypocorism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. hypocorism: Collins English Dictionary
  5. hypocorism: Vocabulary.com
  6. hypocorism: Wordnik
  7. hypocorism: Wiktionary
  8. hypocorism: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. hypocorism: Dictionary.com
  10. Hypocorism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. hypocorism: Rhymezone
  12. hypocorism: FreeDictionary.org
  13. hypocorism: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  14. hypocorism: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. hypocorism: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. hypocorism, hypocorism: A Word A Day
  2. hypocorism: Wordcraft Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hypocorism)

noun:  (countable) A term of endearment, often a diminutive; a pet name.
noun:  (uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names.
noun:  (uncountable, rare) Baby talk, such as bow-wow for dog and choo-choo for train.

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