nickname
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Pronunciation[change]
Noun[change]
- 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[change]
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- If you nickname something, you give it a nickname.
- My boyfriend Charles is nicknamed Frosty because he loves winter.