nickname (n)
moniker (n)
cognomen#1 (n)
sobriquet (n)
soubriquet (n)
byname (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
examples Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
Henry's nickname was Slim
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Hypernym appellation, denomination, designation, appellative
Derivationally related form nickname → nickname
Incoming links
Hyponym appellation, denomination, designation, appellative
Derivationally related form nickname → nickname

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