nickname

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /nɪk neɪm/

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• Hyphenation: nick‧name

Noun

Singular nickname

Plural nicknames

1. (countable) 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.
   • Synonyms: moniker and sobriquet

   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
• alias