"nickname" meaning in All languages combined

See nickname on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /nɪk neɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nickname.wav [UK] Forms: nickname [singular], nicknames [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A nickname is something people call you that is not your real name. This is often something your friends call you for fun, or that you call yourself. Synonyms: moniker, sobriquet
    Sense id: simple-nickname-en-noun-Fo6zw2Fx

Verb [English]

IPA: /nɪk neɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nickname.wav [UK] Forms: nickname [canonical], nicknames [third-person, singular], nicknamed [past], nicknamed [past, participle], nicknaming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|nicknam|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you nickname something, you give it a nickname.
    Sense id: simple-nickname-en-verb-ipvkvK7T
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        {
          "text": "My name is James, but my friends call my Ferret -- that's my nickname."
        },
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          "text": "My boyfriend Charles is nicknamed Frosty because he loves winter."
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        },
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