Hypocorism
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:21 pm
A pet name. Or, adult imitation of baby talk.
A short story I recently read introduced me to this word when it referred to "Johno" as a hypocorism for Jonathan.
Stress on the "poc".
A short story I recently read introduced me to this word when it referred to "Johno" as a hypocorism for Jonathan.
Stress on the "poc".