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(nɪkneɪm)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense nicknames, present participle nicknaming, past tense, past participle nicknamed
1. countable noun
A nickname is an informal name for someone or something.
Red got his nickname for his red hair.
Synonyms: pet name, label, diminutive, epithet More Synonyms of nickname
2. verb
If you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name.
When he got older I nicknamed him Little Alf. [VERB noun noun]
Which newspaper was once nicknamed The Thunderer? [be VERB-ed noun]

nickname in British English

(ˈnɪkˌneɪm)
noun
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
Jo is a nickname for Josephine
verb
3. (transitive)
to call by a nickname; give a nickname to
Word origin
C15 a nekename, mistaken division of an ekename an additional name, from eke addition + name

nickname in American English

(ˈnɪkˌneɪm)
noun
1. 
an additional or substitute name given to a person, place, or thing
usually descriptive and given in fun, affection, or derision, as “Doc,” “Shorty,”etc.
2. 
a familiar, often shorter, form of a proper name, as “Dick” for “Richard”
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈnickˌnamed or ˈnickˌnaming
3. 
to give a nickname to
4.  Rare
to misname
Word origin
< (a)n ekename < ME ekename, surname: see eke1 & name

Examples of 'nickname' in a sentence
nickname

It was there that he acquired his nickname.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
The other one was in the military police but she only knows his nickname.
The Sun (2009)
And she has probably acquired a nickname at that particular branch.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It was the age when most people were known by their nicknames.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was a new nickname but one she gladly accepted.
The Sun (2013)
No doubt this story will lead to some new nicknames for the players from jokers on the terraces.
The Sun (2008)
One indication of that happening in our staff is when we agree upon a suitable nickname for the new head pastor.
Christianity Today (2000)
Black Widows is the grim nickname used for the wives of dead rebels.
The Sun (2010)
You don't get a nickname like that without scoring firepower to back it up.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Thus, this stretch of prom acquired its nickname.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
While he was in Korea he acquired a new nickname.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The reptile served as the company's mascot and provided a nickname for the new browser.
John Cassidy DOT.CON (2001)
I do feel for the young man, whose nickname for life is now assured.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You can't give me a nickname that's already being used by a celebrity.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The Culture Secretary has a new nickname.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This road covers 98 miles and was given its nickname thanks to the alleged sighting of dozens of UFOs and aliens.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
IN any tight-knit group nicknames are used - and are rarely complimentary.
The Sun (2009)
I'm known for giving nicknames, and refer to my parents as food items.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
nickname

British English: nickname /ˈnɪkˌneɪm/ NOUN
A nickname is an informal name for someone or something.
Red got his nickname for his red hair.
  • American English: nickname
  • Arabic: لَقَبٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: apelido
  • Chinese: 绰号
  • Croatian: nadimak
  • Czech: přezdívka
  • Danish: øgenavn
  • Dutch: bijnaam
  • European Spanish: apodo
  • Finnish: lempinimi
  • French: surnom
  • German: Spitzname
  • Greek: παρατσούκλι
  • Italian: soprannome
  • Japanese: ニックネーム
  • Korean: 별명
  • Norwegian: tilnavn
  • Polish: przezwisko
  • European Portuguese: apelido
  • Romanian: poreclă
  • Russian: прозвище
  • Latin American Spanish: apodo
  • Swedish: smeknamn
  • Thai: ชื่อเล่น
  • Turkish: takma ad
  • Ukrainian: прізвисько
  • Vietnamese: biệt hiệu
British English: nickname VERB
If you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name.
When he got older I nicknamed him Little One.
  • American English: nickname
  • Brazilian Portuguese: apelidar de
  • Chinese: 给…起绰号
  • European Spanish: apodar
  • French: surnommer
  • German: taufen
  • Italian: soprannominare
  • Japanese: あだ名をつける
  • Korean: ~에게 별명을 붙이다
  • European Portuguese: apelidar de
  • Latin American Spanish: apodar

Chinese translation of 'nickname'

nickname

(ˈnɪkneɪm)

n (c)

  1. 绰(綽)号(號) (chuòhào) (个(個), gè)

vt

  1. to nickname sb sth 给(給)某人起某个(個)绰(綽)号(號) (gěi mǒurén qǐ mǒu gè chuòhào)
(noun) 
Definition
a familiar, pet, or derisory name given to a person or place
He got the nickname of "Ginger" because of his red hair.
Synonyms
pet name
Her pet name for me was Scrummy.
label
Her concerts earned the label of the greatest performer on earth.
diminutive
epithet
players who fitted their manager's epithet of `headless chickens'
sobriquet
familiar name
moniker or monicker (slang)
handle (slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of epithet
Definition
a word or short phrase used to describe someone or something
players who fitted their manager's epithet of `headless chickens'
Synonyms
name,
title,
description,
tag,
nickname,
designation,
appellation (formal),
sobriquet,
moniker or monicker (slang)
in the sense of label
Definition
a brief descriptive term given to a person, group, or school of thought
Her concerts earned the label of the greatest performer on earth.
Synonyms
epithet,
description,
classification,
characterization

Synonyms of 'nickname'

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