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nickname > 3 senses
NOUN1nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, bynameA familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
2nicknameA descriptive name for a place or thing
VERB1nickname, dubGive a nickname to
nickname > pronunciation
Soundsnih'kney.m
Rhymesacclaim, aflame, aim, and 31 more rhymes in eym...
nickname > noun 1, communication
MeaningA familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name).
Examples"Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"
Synonymsmoniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname
Broaderappellation, denomination, designation, appellative
Verbsnickname
nickname > noun 2, communication
MeaningA descriptive name for a place or thing.
Examples"the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'"
Broadername
nickname > verb, communication
MeaningGive a nickname to.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody something
ModelThey nickname him "Bobby"
Synonymsdub
Broadername, call
Nounsnickname

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