Associations to the word «Sobriquet»

Wiktionary

SOBRIQUET, noun. A familiar name for a person (typically a shortened version of a person’s given name).

Dictionary definition

SOBRIQUET, 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".

Wise words

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