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Nickname

/ˈnɪkneɪm/

A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.

📖 Definitions of "Nickname"

noun
  1. 1

    A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.

  2. 2

    A kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person.

verb
  1. 1

    To give a nickname to (a person or thing).

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