nickname
Meaning of nickname
noun
- a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name.
Mallender's fair complexion gave rise to his nickname ‘Ghost’
- give a nickname to.
an area nicknamed Sniper's Alley
late Middle English: from an eke-name ( eke meaning ‘addition’: see eke2), misinterpreted, by wrong division, as a neke name .
Information about nickname
- The plural form of nickname is: nicknames.
- Languages in which nickname is used:
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Hyphenation of nickname
nick-name
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- nickname is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
nickname synonyms
Meaning moniker:
moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname
Meaning dub:
Meaning a nickname or description popularly given to someone or something:
Meaning a classifying phrase or name applied to a person or thing, especially one that is inaccurate or restrictive:
Meaning an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned:
Meaning a diminutive word or suffix:
Meaning a word or phrase expressing love or affection:
Meaning a name or title:
Meaning a word or expression summarizing a thing's characteristics or a person's principles:
Translation of nickname
- French: pseudonyme, sobriquet, surnom, surnommer
- Spanish: apodo, sobrenombre, mote, apodar
- Italian: soprannome, nomignolo
- Portuguese: apelidar
Words that rhyme with nickname
name, dcbname, jobname, ddname, fdname, basename, bename, codename, dename, ekename, filename, forename, placename, prename, rename, tradename, fname, agname, igname, pathname, Suriname, suriname, penname, unname, overname, sirname, surname, undername, username, whatshername, dsname, misname, whatshisname, datasetname, outname, uname, byname
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