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nick·name
(nĭk′nām′)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.
[Middle English neke name, from a neke name, alteration of an eke name : eke, addition (from Old English ēaca; see aug- in Indo-European roots) + name, name; see name.]
nick′nam′er n.
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nickname
(ˈnɪkˌneɪm)n
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.
vb
(tr) to call by a nickname; give a nickname to
[C15 a nekename, mistaken division of an ekename an additional name, from eke addition + name]
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nick•name
(ˈnɪkˌneɪm)n., v. -named, -nam•ing. n.
1. a name substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity.
2. a familiar form of a proper name, as Jim for James and Peg for Margaret.
v.t. 3. to call by a nickname.
4. Archaic. to call by an incorrect or improper name; misname.
[1400–50; late Middle English nekename, for ekename (the phrase an ekename being taken as a nekename). See eke2, name]
nick′nam`er, n.
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nickname
A combination of two separate unclassified words that is assigned an unclassified meaning and is employed only for unclassified administrative, morale, or public information purposes.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
nickname
Past participle: nicknamed
Gerund: nicknaming
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nickname |
nickname |
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Noun | 1. | nickname - a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" appellation, appellative, designation, denomination - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
2. | nickname - a descriptive name for a place or thing; "the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'" name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" | |
Verb | 1. | nickname - give a nickname to |
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nickname
noun pet name, label, diminutive, epithet, sobriquet, familiar name, moniker or monicker (slang), handle (slang) He got the nickname of "Ginger" because of his red hair.
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nickname
nounThe word or words by which one is called and identified:
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Translations
přezdívkadát přezdívku
øgenavngive øgenavnkælenavn
Spitznameeinen Spitznamen gebenNickname
lempinimiliikanimilisäniminimetä
כינוי חיבהשם לוואי
nadimak
gúnynévragadványnév
uppnefnaviîurnefni
aishōニックネーム
별명
cognomen
pravardžiuoti
dot palamuiesaukaiesaukt
dati vzdevekvzdevek
smeknamn
ชื่อเล่น
takma adad takmaklâkaplâkap takmak
biệt hiệu
nickname
[ˈnɪkneɪm]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nickname
[ˈnɪkneɪm]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
nickname
n → Spitzname m
vt person → betiteln, taufen (inf); they nicknamed him Baldy → sie gaben ihm den Spitznamen Glatzköpfchen; Chicago is nicknamed the Windy City → Chicago hat den Spitznamen Windy City
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
nickname
[ˈnɪkˌneɪm]1. n → soprannome m; (humorous, malicious) → nomignolo
2. vt to nickname sb sth → soprannominare qn qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
nickname
(ˈnikneim) noun an informal name given in affection, admiration, dislike etc. Wellington's nickname was `the Iron Duke'.
verb to give a nickname to. We nicknamed him `Foureyes' because he wore spectacles.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
nickname
→ لَقَبٌ přezdívka øgenavn Spitzname παρατσούκλι apodo lempinimi surnom nadimak soprannome ニックネーム 별명 bijnaam tilnavn przezwisko apelido прозвище smeknamn ชื่อเล่น takma ad biệt hiệu 绰号Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009