nicknamenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈnɪk.neɪm/us/ˈnɪk.neɪm/B1 an informal name for someone or something, especially a name that you are called by your friends or family, usually based on your real name or your character:
We always use the nickname Beth for our daughter Elizabeth.
"Darwin" was the nickname he was given at high school, because of his interest in science.
More examples
- Do you have any nicknames?
- As a child, he was given the nickname 'Brackets' because of his bandy legs.
- We all had nicknames at school.
nickname
verb [ T + obj + noun ] ukus
The campsite has been nicknamed "tent city" by visiting reporters.