nickname
1nick·name
noun \ˈnik-ˌnām\Definition of NICKNAME
1
: a usually descriptive name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to a person, place, or thing
2
: a familiar form of a proper name (as of a person or a city)
Examples of NICKNAME
- His mother gave him the nickname “Winky” when he was a baby.
- Earvin “Magic” Johnson got his nickname from the way he handled a basketball.
Origin of NICKNAME
Middle English nekename additional name, alteration (resulting from misdivision of an ekename) of ekename, from eke eke, also + name name
First Known Use: 15th century
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Rhymes with NICKNAME
A-frame, acclaim, aflame, airframe, ball game, big game, big-name, board game, brand name, byname, code name, cross-claim, declaim, defame, disclaim, endgame, enframe, exclaim, first name, forename, freeze-frame, head game, inflame, last name, mainframe, mind game, misname, no-name, pen name, place-name, prename, proclaim, quitclaim, reclaim, selfsame, shell game, skin game, space frame, surname, time frame, trade name, war game
2nickname
transitive verbDefinition of NICKNAME
2
: to give a nickname to
— nick·nam·er noun
First Known Use of NICKNAME
1536
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