👉 In mathematics, a hyponym is a word that has a meaning that is different from the meaning of its base or superordinate. It refers to a word that is not directly related to its base or superordinate and thus cannot be fully explained by their meanings alone. For example, in the sentence "The bird flew high," "bird" is a hyponym for "fly." The bird has a specific meaning that is different from flying, which is why it is called a hypon