nickname

Definition of Nickname in English :

Noun

1. byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet

a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

Example Sentences:
'Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph'
'Henry's nickname was Slim'

2. nickname

a descriptive name for a place or thing

Example Sentences:
'the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is Old Ironsides''

Verb

3. dub, nickname

give a nickname to

dub

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nickname

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noun

1.

a familiar, pet, or derisory name given to a person, animal, or place

his nickname was Lefty because he was left-handed

2.

a shortened or familiar form of a person's name

Joe is a nickname for Joseph

verb

3. (transitive)

to call by a nickname; give a nickname to

Nickname

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noun

1.

an additional or substitute name given to a person, place, or thing

usually descriptive and given in fun, affection, or derision, as “Doc,” “Shorty,” etc.

2.

a familiar, often shorter, form of a proper name, as “Dick” for “Richard”

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈnickˌnamed or ˈnickˌnaming

3.

to give a nickname to

4. Rare

to misname

Nickname

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n.

1. A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing.

2. A familiar or shortened form of a proper name.

tr.v. nick·named, nick·nam·ing, nick·names

1. To give a nickname to.

2. Archaic To call by an incorrect name; misname.

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