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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nick•name /ˈnɪkˌneɪm/USA pronunciation n., v., -named, -nam•ing. n. [countable] - a descriptive name added to or used in place of the proper name of a person, place, etc.:Abraham Lincoln's nickname was Honest Abe.
- a familiar, informal form of a proper name, as Jim for James and Peg for Margaret.
v. [~ + object + object] - to give a nickname to;
call by a nickname:He was nicknamed Honest Abe.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nick•name (nik′nām′),USA pronunciation n., v., -named, -nam•ing. n. - a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity:He has always loathed his nickname of "Whizzer.''
- a familiar form of a proper name, as Jim for James and Peg for Margaret.
v.t. - to give a nickname to (a person, town, etc.);
call by a nickname. - [Archaic.]to call by an incorrect or improper name;
misname.
- 1400–50; late Middle English nekename, for ekename (the phrase an ekename being taken as a nekename). See eke2, name; compare newt
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nickname /ˈnɪkˌneɪm/ n - a familiar, pet, or derisory name given to a person, animal, or place
- a shortened or familiar form of a person's name: Joe is a nickname for Joseph
vb - (transitive) to call by a nickname; give a nickname to
Etymology: 15th Century a nekename, mistaken division of an ekename an additional name, from eke addition + name |