About The Word Nickname
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Nickname
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What's The Definition Of Nickname?
[n] a familiar name (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"
[v] give a nickname to Synonyms | Synonyms for Nickname: cognomen | dub | moniker | sobriquet | soubriquet Related Terms | Find terms related to Nickname: affectionate name | agnomen | appellation | appellative | baptize | byname | byword | call | christen | cognomen | define | denominate | denomination | designate | diminutive | dub | entitle | epithet | first name | handle | hypocoristic | identify | label | moniker | name | nominate | pet name | sobriquet | specify | style | tag | term | title See Also | appellation | appellative | call | denomination | designation | name Nickname In Webster's Dictionary \Nick"name`\, n. [OE. ekename surname, hence, a
nickname, an ekename being understood as a nekename,
influenced also by E. nick, v. See {Eke}, and {Name}.]
A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity;
a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.
\Nick"name`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nicknamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nicknaming}.] To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname. You nickname virtue; vice you should have spoke. --Shak. I altogether disclaim what has been nicknamed the doctrine of finality. --Macaulay. |
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