affectionate nickname

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• nickname — ick name , n. [OE. ekename surname, hence, a nickname, an ekename being understood as a nekename, influenced also by E. nick, v. See {Eke}, and {Name}.] A name given in affectionate familiarity, sportive familiarity, contempt, or derision; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nickname —    People are often addressed by a nickname in English speaking countries, a nickname being an extra, unofficial name, not formally given by the parents or legally adopted by the person who bears it. In fifty sample novels, for example, where a… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• nickname — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ childhood ▪ affectionate ▪ cute (esp. AmE) ▪ little (esp. AmE) VERB + NICKNAME ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• affectionate — adj. Affectionate is used with these nouns: ↑hug, ↑kiss, ↑memory, ↑nickname, ↑pat, ↑squeeze, ↑tribute …   Collocations dictionary

• nickname — Synonyms and related words: affectionate name, agnomen, appellation, appellative, baptize, byname, byword, call, christen, cognomen, define, denominate, denomination, designate, diminutive, dub, entitle, epithet, first name, handle, hypocoristic …   Moby Thesaurus

• nickname — nick·name || nɪkneɪm n. name of affection; shortened name; alias; name invented for oneself and used on IRC (Internet) v. give a name; give an affectionate name; give a shortened name …   English contemporary dictionary

• Nik-Nik — affectionate nickname for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• Uncle Dickie — affectionate nickname of British military hero Mountbatten of Burma, Admiral of the Fleet and last Viceroy of India …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• List of Planetes characters — This is a list of fictional characters from the manga and anime series Planetes. Contents 1 Toy box crew 2 Debris Section Office Staff 3 ISPV 7 Staff 4 …   Wikipedia

• Auntie — noun a) (UK) an affectionate nickname for the BBC. b) (Australia) an affectionate nickname for the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission). Syn: Beeb …   Wiktionary

• General Dynamics F-111 — infobox Aircraft name= F 111 Aardvark caption= An F 111C of the Royal Australian Air Force with its wings unswept in 2006. type= Fighter bomber national origin = United States manufacturer= General Dynamics designer= first flight= 21 December… …   Wikipedia