Words similar to hypocoristic
Example sentences for: hypocoristic
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of BAUGH, from W bychan , hypocoristic form of bach little.”
It could be a hypocoristic or baby-talk form of hysterical , or it might be from the imitative word hiss ; or perhaps it is a variant of another dialect term, jesse , meaning a `severe scolding,' which is probably from a Biblical allusion.