nan

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnæn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nan)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nan / næn/, nana, nanna / ˈnænə/
  1. a child's words for grandmother
Etymology: see nanny; compare Greek nanna aunt, Medieval Latin nonna old woman
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Nan  (nan),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter N.
  2. a female given name.

nan-, 
  1. var. of nano- before a vowel:nanoid.

'nan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Arizona - China - Chinan - Fridtjof Nansen Land - Hainan Strait - Hunan - Nan Hai - Nan Ling - Nan Shan - Nan-ching - Nanchang - Nancy - Nanjing - Nanning - Nansen bottle - Nansen passport - Punan - Qilian Shan - South China Sea - Sranan Tongo - Tainan - Yunnan - aneroid - azide - finnan haddie - naan - nan bread - nana nap - nandina - nanism - nankeen - nankeen lily - nanny goat - nanny tax - nannyberry - nano- - nanoid - no - none - nothing - pelmeny - thiopental sodium

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