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English noun: nickname | |||
| 1. | nickname (communication) a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) | ||
| Samples | Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph. Henry's nickname was Slim. | ||
| Synonyms | byname, cognomen, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appellation, appellative, denomination, designation | ||
| 2. | nickname (communication) a descriptive name for a place or thing | ||
| Samples | The nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | name | ||
English verb: nickname | |||
| 1. | nickname (communication) give a nickname to | ||
| Examples | They nickname him "Bobby" | ||
| Synonyms | dub | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | call, name | ||
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