Meaning Of The Word Nickname

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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

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