Nana

//ˈnɑːnə// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A banana. informal
  2. 2
    One's grandmother. informal
  3. 3
    A foolish person. UK, slang

    "You look a right nana dressed up like that."

  4. 4
    A nanny. informal
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    One's grandmother. endearing
  2. 2
    A female given name from Japanese.
  3. 3
    A governess. informal

Synonyms

All synonyms
grandmothergrannynanninpop pop

Example

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"I'm Nana. I'm Hideki Yamauchi's daughter."

Etymology

Etymology 1

An apheretic form of banana.

Etymology 2

Variant spelling of nanna.

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