noun
- A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name. )
- usage: "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"
- synonyms: nickname, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname
- The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name. ).
- synonyms: surname, family name, last name
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