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nicknames

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
an informal name for someone or something, especially a name that you are called by your friends or family, usually based on your real name or your character:

Examples:

We always use the nickname Bee for our daughter Elizabeth.
"Darwin" was the nickname he was given at high school, because of his interest in science.
2
to give someone or something a nickname:

Examples:

Because he always dressed in black, colleagues nicknamed him Dr Death.
3
an informal name for someone or sometimes something, used esp. to show affection, and often based on the person's name or a characteristic of the person

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