nan.
Synonym of maid: a servant girl.
Meaning & usage
Synonym of maid: a servant girl.
Synonym of nancy: an effeminate male homosexual.
Synonym of nursemaid.
Synonym of grandmother.
We had my nan over for Christmas dinner.
Where this word comes from
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.
Alternative spelling of naan.
Where this word comes from
See at naan.
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