NICKNAME
ADJECTIVES
► HYPOCORISTIC of the nature of a pet-name or nickname; pert. to the habit of using endearing or euphemistic terms → 1796
► HYPOCORISTICAL of the nature of a pet-name or nickname; pert. to the habit of using endearing or euphemistic terms → 1609 obs.
NOUNS
► ADNAME a byname, a cognomen, a nickname → 1890
► AGNAME an added name; a nickname → 1834 Sc.
► BASKET NAME a nickname given to a child at birth → 1949 Amer. dial.
► BY-TERM a by-name, a nickname → 1579 obs.
► EKENAME an additional name; a nickname → 1303 obs.
► HYPOCORISTIC a pet-name, a nickname → 1930
► MONICKER ► MONIKER ► MONNIKER a name, esp. a nickname or alias → 1851 Amer. sl.
► NICK a nickname → 1985 US sl.
► NICKERY a nickname → 1813 obs.
► NITNAME a nickname → 1991 Amer. dial.
► NURSE-NAME a nickname, a pet name → 1605
► OCK-NAME ► OK-NAME a nickname → 1898 Sc.
► SHORT NAME a nickname → 1986 Amer. dial.
► TAG a nickname, or popular designation → 1920s US sl.
► TO-NAME a name or epithet added to an original name; a cognomen, a surname, a nickname → c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► UIKNAME a nickname → 1887 Sc.
VERBS
► CALL ONE OUT OF ONE’S NAME to call by a nickname, not by one’s proper name → 1881 Eng. dial.
► NICK to call by some name; to nickname → 1607 obs.
► TAG to bestow a nickname on someone → 1960 US sl.
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