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nickname

/'nɪk,neɪm/

Synonyms of nickname Antonyms of nickname Examples of nickname Usage of nickname Parts of nickname Definition that contains nickname Words sounding like nickname Explanation of nickname

noun
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
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"Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph" "Henry's nickname was Slim"

Similar:

byname cognomen moniker sobriquet soubriquet

type of:
appellative denomination designation appellation
verb
give a nickname to
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Similar:

dub

type of:
be known as call know as name
noun
a descriptive name for a place or thing
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"the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'"

type of:
name

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