ὑποκόρισμα
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό,
A a coaxing or endearing name, as Dem. said that his nickname Βάταλος was a ὑ. τίτθης, Aeschin.1.126. 2 a fair name for something base, as παράσιτος for πολυφάγος, Alex. 178.2, cf. 219.5; σεισάχθεια for χρεῶν ἀποκοπή, Plu. 2.807e; so φυγῆς ὑ. καὶ παρακάλυμμα Id.Galb.20. 3 diminutive, Eust.1540.54.