Nickname - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈnɪkneɪm|
Brit.
|ˈnɪkneɪm|
noun
- a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) (syn: byname, cognomen, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet)
Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
Henry's nickname was Slim
- a descriptive name for a place or thingHenry's nickname was Slim
the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is 'Old Ironsides'
verb
Extra examples
His mother gave him the nickname “Winky” when he was a baby.
Earvin “Magic” Johnson got his nickname from the way he handled a basketball.
We had nicknames for all the teachers.
Stephen earned himself the nickname Hawkeye.
She was nicknamed Sunny because of her happy nature.
Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
Henry's nickname was Slim
They taunted him with the nickname 'Fatso'.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: nickname
he/she/it: nicknames
present participle: nicknaming
past tense: nicknamed
past participle: nicknamed
I/you/we/they: nickname
he/she/it: nicknames
present participle: nicknaming
past tense: nicknamed
past participle: nicknamed
noun
singular: nickname
plural: nicknames
singular: nickname
plural: nicknames
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