ALL meanings of nickname
nick·name
N n - noun nickname a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”. 1
- noun nickname a familiar form of a proper name, as Jim for James and Peg for Margaret. 1
- verb with object nickname to give a nickname to (a person, town, etc.); call by a nickname. 1
- verb with object nickname Archaic. to call by an incorrect or improper name; misname. 1
- noun nickname A familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name. 1
- noun nickname informal name 1
- noun nickname computing: screen name 1
- noun nickname abbreviated name 1
- transitive verb nickname call, name informally 1
- countable noun nickname A nickname is an informal name for someone or something. 0
- verb nickname If you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name. 0
- noun nickname a familiar, pet, or derisory name given to a person, animal, or place 0
- noun nickname a shortened or familiar form of a person's name 0
- verb nickname to call by a nickname; give a nickname to 0
- noun nickname an additional or substitute name given to a person, place, or thing 0
- noun nickname a familiar, often shorter, form of a proper name, as “Dick” for “Richard” 0
- verb transitive nickname to give a nickname to 0
- verb transitive nickname to misname 0