Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hypocorism

1 sense of hypocorism

Sense 1
pet name, hypocorism -- (a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); "`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'")
       => name -- (a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing")