nickname

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /nɪk neɪm/

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Noun

Singular nickname

Plural nicknames

1. A nickname is something people call you that is not your real name. This is often something your friends call you for fun, or that you call yourself.

   My name is James, but my friends call my Ferret -- that's my nickname.

   The name "Jenny" started as a nickname for "Jennifer."

Verb

Plain form nickname

Third-person singular nicknames

Past tense nicknamed

Past participle nicknamed

Present participle nicknaming

1. If you nickname something, you give it a nickname.

   My boyfriend Charles is nicknamed Frosty because he loves winter.

Related words

• name

See also

• alias