teknonymy

[ tek-non-uh-mee ]

/ tɛkˈnɒn ə mi /

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

Nearby words

< Greek tékn(on) child + ónym(a) name + -y³

tek·non·y·mous, adjectivetek·non·y·mous·ly, adverb

Teknonymy, tek-non′i-mi, n. the naming of the parent from the child.
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