nan
Meanings
Plural: nans
Noun
- your grandmother
- the mother of your father or mother
- a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya
- leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop
- Synonym of maid: a servant girl.
- Synonym of nancy: an effeminate male homosexual.
- Synonym of nursemaid.
- Synonym of grandmother.
- Alternative spelling of naan.
Origin / Etymology
From Nan, pet form of the formerly very common female given names Anne and Agnes. As a nursemaid and grandmother, a clipping of earlier nana, from nanny under the probable influence of mama, also from Nan. Compare Mary.
Synonyms
gran, grandma, grandmother, grannie, granny, maid, naan, Nan River, nancy, nanna, nursemaid
Scrabble Score: 3
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