nickname
noun[C]
uk/ˈnɪk.neɪm/us/ˈnɪk.neɪm/B1
aninformalnamefor someone or something,especiallyanamethat you are called byyourfriendsorfamily, usuallybasedonyourrealnameoryourcharacter:
外号;绰号;诨名We always use the nickname Bee forourdaughterElizabeth.
"Darwin" was the nickname he was given at highschool, because of hisinterestinscience.他上高中的时候外号叫“达尔文”,因为他对科学很感兴趣。
Synonyms
handle(NAME)informal
monikerhumorous
name
sobriquetformal
- Do you have any nicknames?
 - As achild, he was given the nickname 'Brackets' because of hisbandylegs.
 - We all had nicknames atschool.
 
Names and titles
- A.N. Other
 - age
 - aka
 - alias
 - appellation
 - forename
 - form of address
 - given name
 - good name
 - identity
 - pen name
 - pet name
 - place name
 - pseudonym
 - pseudonymous
 - trademark
 - under the name ofidiom
 - unidentified
 - unnamed
 - untitled
 
nickname
verb[T+ obj + noun]
uk/ˈnɪk.neɪm/us/ˈnɪk.neɪm/to give someone or something anickname:
Thecampsitehas been nicknamed "tentcity" byvisitingreporters.
Because he alwaysdressedinblack,colleaguesnicknamed him DrDeath.
- There is amodernofficeblocknextdoor, whichlocalshaveaffectionatelynicknamed the Beehive.
 - Someone has nicknamed her the Chameleon because shechangesherdressesso often.
 - Sailorsoncenicknamed thiscoastalstretch, "The Graveyard of the Atlantic".
 
Names and titles
- A.N. Other
 - age
 - aka
 - alias
 - appellation
 - forename
 - form of address
 - given name
 - good name
 - identity
 - pen name
 - pet name
 - place name
 - pseudonym
 - pseudonymous
 - trademark
 - under the name ofidiom
 - unidentified
 - unnamed
 - untitled