单词 | nickname |
释义 | nickname (once / 906 pages) nv Your special, fond name for your cousin is a nickname. If his name is Steven, his nickname might be Steve — or it might very well be "Stinky" or "Junior." Nicknames can be shortened forms of first names or surnames; affectionate pet names; or names that tease or ridicule their recipient. If your name is David, but your friends call you "Dave," that's your nickname. If your sweetheart calls you "Honey," that's also a nickname. And if your coworkers call you "Skinny," there's your third nickname. Before the fifteenth century, the word was ekename, "an additional name," from the Old English eaca, "an increase." WORD FAMILYnickname: nicknamed, nicknames, nicknaming USAGE EXAMPLESRevis’s effectiveness was encapsulated by his nickname, Revis Island, which referred to his ability to guard receivers one on one. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Similarly in Senegal, a child who is named after a grandfather tends to bear the grandfather's nickname as well. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) His nickname at court was "the white ermine" - explaining the animal's presence in her arms. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) 1n 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 Syn|Hyper byname, cognomen, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet appellation, appellative, denomination, designation identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others 2n a descriptive name for a place or thing the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides' Hyper name a language unit by which a person or thing is known 3v give a nickname to Syn|Hyper dub call, name assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to |
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