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# nickname

noun (a nickname, nicknames); verb (nickname, nicknames, nicknamed, nicknaming)

«nickname» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A short or friendly name used instead of someone's real name, such as "Liz" for Elizabeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nickname/#m1)
2. A name given because of something about a person, place or thing: "the Big Apple" for New York. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nickname/#m2)
3. As a verb, to give a nickname. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nickname/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, friends and families use nicknames. In feelings and bullying lessons, a nickname that someone does not like and that is used to hurt them is a form of teasing; always use names people are happy with. In geography, places have nicknames too. Phrases: give a nickname, called by a nickname, nicknamed after.

### Examples

- My nickname is Bea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nickname/#x1)
- Grandpa calls me by a funny nickname. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nickname/#x2)
- New York's nickname is the Big Apple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nickname/#x3)
- They nicknamed him "Speedy" because he runs fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nickname/#x4)
- Don't use a nickname that hurts someone's feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nickname/#x5)
- Ask your new friend which name they like. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nickname/#x6)
- His face was jolly and round, and because he had red hair he was nicknamed Rufus, or the Red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nickname/#x7)

### Note

Countable; one word. Regular verb: nicknamed. Kindness rule: a nickname is only OK if the person likes it. Online, a nickname or username should not show your real full name.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nickname» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nickname/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nickname» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nickname.html) on Mova free.