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What does "hipocoristico" mean please?

What does "hipocoristico" mean please?

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What does this word mean?

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updated May 7, 2011
posted by max01
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So that would be :

Robert : Rob

Jennifer : Jenny

updated May 9, 2011
posted by 00494d19
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This is the definition:

hipocorístico, ca.

(Del gr. ?????????????, acariciador).

  1. adj. Gram. Dicho de un nombre: Que, en forma diminutiva, abreviada o infantil, se usa como designación cariñosa, familiar o eufemística; p. ej., Pepe, Charo. U. t. c. s. m.
updated May 9, 2011
posted by 00494d19