Nickname
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noun.
A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing.
noun.
A familiar or shortened form of a proper name.
transitive verb.
To give a nickname to.
transitive verb.
To call by an incorrect name; misname.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A name given to a person in contempt, derision, or reproach; an opprobrious or contemptuous appellation.
noun.
A familiar or diminutive name.
To give a nickname to.
To apply a familiar or diminutive name to: as, John,
nicknamed
Jack.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A name given in affectionate familiarity, sportive familiarity, contempt, or derision; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.
transitive verb.
To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
familiar
, invented
given name
for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.
noun.
A kind of
byname
that describes a person by a characteristic of that person.
verb.
To give a nickname to (a person or thing).
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
noun.
a descriptive name for a place or thing
verb.
give a nickname to
Word Usage
"Oshirina: This Japanese nickname is a word coined from "oshiri" (butt) and "Rina", the first name of actress/model Rina Akiyama."
Form
nicknamed
nicknaming
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
appellation
appellative
call
denomination
designation
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
adjective
allusion
anecdote
antics
appellation
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
affectionate name
agnomen
antonomasia
appellation
appellative
verb-form
nicknamed
nicknames
nicknaming