nana
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 4
- Words With Friends
- 6
- Letters
- 4
/ˈnɑːnə/
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/ˈnɑːnə/ · /ˈnænə/
Definition of nana
10 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (informal)A banana.
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noun
- (informal)A banana.
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(UK, slang)A foolish person.
“You look a right nana dressed up like that.”
- (informal)One's grandmother.
- (informal)A nanny.
name
- (endearing)One's grandmother.
- (informal)A governess.
- A female given name from Japanese.
- (Greek)A demigoddess, the daughter of Sangarius and mother of Attis.
- An ancient goddess of Eastern Iran, standing at the top of many worshipping cultures' pantheons.
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Nane (“Armenian mother-goddess and equivalent of Athena”).
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Etymology
An apheretic form of banana.
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