Meaning Of The Word Nickname

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Nickname? Find Nickname meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Nickname Meaning

Nickname Definition
Nickname Definition

What's The Definition Of Nickname?

nickname
countable noun: A nickname is an informal name for someone or something.
verb: If you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name.

nickname in American English
an additional or substitute name given to a person, place, or thing
to give a nickname to
noun: a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity
transitive verb: to give a nickname to (a person, town, etc.); call by a nickname

nickname in British English
noun: a familiar, pet, or derisory name given to a person, animal, or place
verb: to call by a nickname; give a nickname to

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Hack writing ‐ noun; noun: undistinguished literary work produced…
  • Pro-oestrus ‐ noun; noun: the period in the oestrous cycle that…
  • Quaestionary ‐ adjective: inquisitive; noun; noun: someone who…
  • Repristination ‐ noun: the restoration of something to its original…
  • Tigrishness ‐ noun: the quality or state of…
  • Mic drop ‐ noun: a gesture in which a person drops (or imitates…
  • Perseverate ‐ to experience or display perseveration; to reiterate…
  • Open channel ‐ noun: An open channel is a type of flow in which…
  • Acclaimed ‐ adjective: publicly acknowledged as…
  • Snicker ‐ a sly or derisive, partly stifled laugh; to laugh…