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teknonymy

[tek-non-uh-mee]

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • teknonymous adjective
  • teknonymously adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of teknonymy1

< Greek é ( on ) child + óԲ⳾ ( a ) name + -y 3
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Teknonymy, tek-non′i-mi, n. the naming of the parent from the child.—adj.

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