They call their baby Libby, short for Elizabeth.The group is known as MADD, short for Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
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short for (something)
Being an abbreviation or shortened form of some longer name, word, or phrase. "BAFTA" is short for British Academy of Film and Television Arts.I go by "Rick"—short for "Ricardo," not "Richard."
short for something
[of a form] being a shortened form of a word or phrase. Photo is short for photograph. Dave is short for David.