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teknonymy

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[tek-non-uh-mee] / tɛkˈnɒn ə mi /

noun

the practice among certain peoples of renaming a parent after a child.

Other Word Forms

teknonymous adjective
teknonymously adverb

Etymology

Origin of teknonymy

< Greek tékn ( on ) child + ónym ( a ) name + -y ³

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