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A hypernym is a word whose definition includes the definition of another word (its hyponym).

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"Bamboccione", "vitellone" and "mammone": hyponyms of "immature (adult)"? Other synonyms/hyponyms?

In English Language and Usage there is an interesting question about immature adults. Some of the terms that might fit in Italian, with different nuances of course, are "bamboccione" from the famous ...
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