HyperDic: nickname

English > 3 senses of the word *nickname*:
NOUN	communication	nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname	a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
NOUN	communication	nickname	a descriptive name for a place or thing
VERB	communication	nickname, dub	give a nickname / nickname to

nickname > pronunciation
Sounds	nih'kney.m
Rhymes	acclaim ... tame: 34 rhymes with eym...

English > *nickname*: 3 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name).
Examples	"Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph" "Henry's nickname was Slim"
Synonyms	moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname
Broader	appellation, denomination, designation, appellative	identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
Spanish	apelativo, apellido, apodo, cognomen, mote, remoquete, sobrenombre
Catalan	àlies, sobrenom
Verbs	nickname	give a nickname / nickname to

English > *nickname*: 3 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	A descriptive name for a place or thing.
Example	"the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is 'Old Ironsides'"
Broader	name	A language unit by which a person or thing is known

English > *nickname*: 3 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Give a nickname / nickname to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody something
Model	They nickname him "Bobby"
Synonym	dub
Broader	name, call, know as, be known as	Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
Spanish	apodar
Catalan	anomenar, sobrenomenar
Nouns	nickname	a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

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