nicknames
A nickname is an informal name for someone or something.
Red got his nickname for his red hair.
“红毛”因为他的红头发而得了这个绰号。
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If you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name.
When he got older I nicknamed him Little Alf.
他长大些后,我给他起了个“小阿尔夫”的绰号。