Nain

//neɪn// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A grandmother. North-Wales

    "Coordinate term: taid"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town, Inuit community government, and capital of Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.

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mamgu

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"Then we threw down a gauntlet to the mams, dads, nains and taids of Wales to see where they go to treat their kids to some really good, tasty food."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Welsh nain (“grandmother”).

Etymology 2

Named after Nein, a village near Nazareth in Israel. The settlement originated as a Moravian religious foundation. Compare Hebron, Hopedale, Ramah and Zoar.

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