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Baby talk spoken by adults
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hypocorism
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n. A term of endearment; a pet name.
WordNet
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n. a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); "`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'" [syn: pet name ]
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
A hypocorism (; from Greek , "to use child-talk"), also known as a pet name or calling name , is a shorter or diminutive form of a word or given name , for example, when used in more intimate situations as a nickname or term of endearment . However, shortening ...