Associations to the word «Nickname»

Wiktionary

NICKNAME, noun. A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.
NICKNAME, noun. A kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person.
NICKNAME, verb. (transitive) To give a nickname to (a person or thing).

Dictionary definition

NICKNAME, 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".
NICKNAME, noun. A descriptive name for a place or thing; "the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'".
NICKNAME, verb. Give a nickname to.

Wise words

Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
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