nickname

Speech parts

1. nickname - Noun

2. nickname - Verb

Meaning

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

To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

moniker sobriquet handle dub cognomen byname soubriquet pet name nick christen name term style title call

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Antonyms

given name true name birth name personal name right name original name

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Hypernyms

name call designation denomination appellation appellative

Phrases with the word

nickname for hawaii common cowboy nickname nickname for the state of hawaii official nickname for the state of hawaii real-life nickname inappropriate nickname

Derivatives

nicknamed nicknaming

Examples

A nickname may be the best record of a success. That's what I call putting the face of a joke upon the body of a truth. Joseph Conrad

[I] never thought too highly of anyone foolish enough to take on the nickname of a life-destroying dope product and promote such family-destroying conduct on stage. Ted Nugent

A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. William Hazlitt

With Jace, you don't really get to choose your insulting nickname. Cassandra Clare

I think I like ‘mundane' better than ‘bloodsucker,'” Simon muttered. "With Jace, you don't really get to choose your insulting nickname.” -Simon and Clary, pg.234. Cassandra Clare

You know a person by his nickname. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

nicknack nicknackery nicknacket nickname for hawaii nickname for the state of hawaii nicknameable