nan
SubstantivSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//nan//
- Vereinigtes Königreich//næn//
- Vereinigtes Königreich//nɑːn//
- Vereinigte Staaten//næn//
- Vereinigte Staaten//nɑn//
- Neuseeland//nɛn//
Synonym of nursemaid.
Substantiv
- 1
veraltetSynonym of maid: a servant girl.
- 2
veraltetSynonym of nancy: an effeminate male homosexual.
- 3
Synonym of nursemaid.
- 4
Synonym of grandmother.
We had my nan over for Christmas dinner.
Herkunft
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.
Substantiv
- 1
Variante von naanAlternative spelling of naan.
Gerry ordered poppadoms and parathas and then he was interrupted by requests for vindaloos, chicken madrases and sag joshes, rice, raita and nan, from Priest, Morgan and Maria Grazia.
Herkunft
See at naan.
Formen
- Plural
- nans