Nickname

['nɪkneɪm] or ['nɪk'nem]

Definition

(noun.) a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); 'Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph'; 'Henry's nickname was Slim'.

(noun.) a descriptive name for a place or thing; 'the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides''.

Inputed by Juana--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.

(v. t.) To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.

Edited by Hamilton

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Sobriquet, by-name.

Checker: Ophelia

Definition

n. a name given in contempt or sportive familiarity.—v.t. to give a nickname to.

Edited by Cecilia