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nick·name  (nknm)

n.

1. A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing.

2. A familiar or shortened form of a proper name.

tr.v. nick·named, nick·nam·ing, nick·names

1. To give a nickname to.

2. Archaic To call by an incorrect name; misname.

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[Middle English neke name, from a neke name, alteration of an eke name : eke, addition (from Old English aca; see aug- in Indo-European roots) + name, name; see name.]

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nicknamer n.

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nickname [ˈnɪkˌneɪm]

n

1. a familiar, pet, or derisory name given to a person, animal, or place his nickname was Lefty because he was left-handed

2. a shortened or familiar form of a person's name Joe is a nickname for Joseph

vb

(tr) to call by a nickname; give a nickname to

[C15 a nekename, mistaken division of an ekename an additional name, from eke addition + name]

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A combination of two separate unclassified words that is assigned an unclassified meaning and is employed only for unclassified administrative, morale, or public information purposes.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nickname - a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" byname, cognomen, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet appellation, appellative, designation, denomination - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
	2.	nickname - a descriptive name for a place or thing; "the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'" name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
Verb	1.	nickname - give a nickname to dub call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

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nickname

noun pet name, label, diminutive, epithet, sobriquet, familiar name, moniker or monicker (slang), handle (slang) He got the nickname of "Ginger" because of his red hair.

Translations

nickname [ˈnɪkneɪm]

A. N → apodo m, mote m

B. VT → apodar, dar el apodo de
they nicknamed him Nobby → le dieron el apodo de Nobby

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nickname [ˈnɪkneɪm]

n → surnom m
Red got his nickname because of his red hair → Red tient son surnom de ses cheveux roux.

vt → surnommer
to nickname sb sth → surnommer qn qch

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nickname

n → Spitzname m

vt person → betiteln, taufen (inf); they nicknamed him Baldy → sie gaben ihm den Spitznamen Glatzköpfchen; Chicago is nicknamed the Windy City → Chicago hat den Spitznamen Windy City

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nickname [ˈnɪkˌneɪm]

1. n → soprannome m; (humorous, malicious) → nomignolo

2. vt to nickname sb sth → soprannominare qn qc

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nickname [ˈnɪkˌneɪm]

1. n → soprannome m; (humorous, malicious) → nomignolo

2. vt to nickname sb sth → soprannominare qn qc

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nickname

n nickname [ˈnikneim]

an informal name given in affection, admiration, dislike etc Wellington's nickname was `the Iron Duke'. bynaam, spotnaam لَقَب прякор přezdívka kælenavn; øgenavn der Spitzname παρατσούκλι apodo hüüdnimi اسم مستعار lempinimi surnom כִּינוּי उपनाम nadimak ragadványnév, gúnynév julukan viðurnefni soprannome あだ名 별명 pravardė iesauka; palama nama timangan bijnaam kjælenavn, tilnavn przydomek alcunha poreclă прозвище; кличка prezývka vzdevek nadimak smeknamn, öknamn ชื่อเล่น takma ad, lâkap 綽號 прізвисько لقب، عرفي نام biệt danh 绰号

v

to give a nickname to We nicknamed him `Foureyes' because he wore spectacles. 'n bynaam gee يُعْطي لَقَبا измислям прякор dát přezdívku give øgenavn einen Spitznamen geben βγάζω παρατσούκλι, φωνάζω κπ. apodar hüüdnimeks panema ملقب کردن antaa lempinimi surnommer לְכַנוֹת उपनाम देना nadjenuti nadimak gúnynevet ad vkinek menjuluki uppnefna soprannominare あだ名をつける 별명으로 부르다 pravardžiuoti iesaukt; dot palamu menggelar een bijnaam geven gi tilnavn/økenavn przezwać alcunhar a porecli давать прозвище prezývať dati vzdevek nadenuti nadimak ge ngn smeknamnet (öknamnet) ... ตั้งชื่อเล่น ad takmak, lâkap takmak 給人起綽號 давати прізвисько, прозивати لقب دينا đặt biệt danh 给人起绰号

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nickname → كنية přezdívka øgenavn Spitzname παρατσούκλι apodo lempinimi surnom nadimak soprannome ニックネーム 별명 bijnaam tilnavn przezwisko apelido прозвище smeknamn ชื่อเล่น takma ad biệt hiệu 绰号