In searching (in vain) for "double diminutive" I found a new word that seems worth
knowing : "hypocorism" = pet name
y[po[co[ris[tic 7hj#pb k! ris4tik, hip#b38 adj.
5< Gr hypokoristikos < hypokorizesthai, to call
by endearing names < hypo3 (see HYPO3) +
korizesthai, to pet < korc, girl < IE base *aer3, to
grow > CEREAL6 of or being a pet name or a
diminutive or term of endearment
hy[poc[o[rism 7hj p9k4! riz#!m8
n.