(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:15:59

Hyp`o*co*ris"tic (?), a. [Gr. ; under + to caress.]

Endearing; diminutive; as, the hypocoristic form of a name.

The hypocoristic or pet form of William. Dr. Murray.

 

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