sobriquet | ||
1. | [ noun ] a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) | |
Synonyms: | nickname soubriquet cognomen moniker | |
Examples: | "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph" "Henry's nickname was Slim" |
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Related terms: | appellation dub | |
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