nickname

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɪkneɪm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈnɪkˌneɪm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(niknām′)

Inflections of 'nickname' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
nicknames
v 3rd person singular
nicknaming
v pres p
nicknamed
v past
nicknamed
v past p
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nickname n (informal name)apodo nm
  sobrenombre nm
 Rachel's nickname in school was "Legs" because she was very tall.
 El apodo de Rachel en la escuela era «piernas» porque era muy alta.
nickname n (abbreviated name)apodo nm
  (formal)hipocorístico nm
 Timothy's nickname was Tim; no one ever called him by his full name except for his mother.
 El apodo de Timothy era Tim; nunca nadie lo llamaba por su nombre completo excepto su madre.
nickname n (computing: screen name)nombre de usuario nm + loc adj
  apodo nm
  (voz inglesa)nick nm
 Kyle chose a nickname and password as he joined the site.
 Kyle eligió un nombre de usuario y una contraseña cuando se unió al sitio.
nickname [sb] [sth] vtr (call, name informally)apodar vtr
  ponerle a alguien el apodo de loc verb + prep
 Tom nicknamed his little brother "Fish" because he spent the entire summer in the pool.
 Tom apodó a su hermano «el pez» porque se pasó todo el verano en la piscina.
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Collocations: my [high school, childhood] nickname, my nickname in [high school] was, [Bob] is the nickname for [Robert], more...

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