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- pronunciation:
- nIk
neIm
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a name given to a person, place, or thing in place of or in addition to the proper name, to indicate humor, familiarity, or the character of the person, place, or thing.
The nicknames he gave his brother, his hometown, and his car were Bobo, Dullsville, and Old Faithful, respectively.- synonyms:
- sobriquet
- similar words:
- appellation, cognomen, designation, diminutive, epithet, tag
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| definition 2: |
a familiar or short form of a proper name, such as "Bob" for "Robert".
- similar words:
- cognomen, diminutive, sobriquet
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| related words: |
alias, label, name |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
nicknames, nicknaming, nicknamed |
| definition: |
to give a nickname to.
- similar words:
- call, dub, name, tag
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| derivation: |
nicknamer (n.) |
"Nick-" in the word nickname comes from an eke, an early English term that means "another."
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