nan
Synonym of nursemaidSynonym of nursemaid.
» Teochew is a dialect of Min Nan.
Значення
значень: 4(Британія, endearing)Synonym of nursemaid.
(Австралія, Канада, Ірландія, Нова Зеландія, Британія, endearing)Synonym of grandmother.
We had my nan over for Christmas dinner.
your grandmother
(застаріле)Synonym of maid: a servant girl.
(застаріле, сленг)Synonym of nancy: an effeminate male homosexual.
Приклади
речень: 72Teochew is a dialect of Min Nan.
Nan, you're the best!
Бабусю, ти найкраща!
deOma, du bist die Allerbeste!
My nan is eighty years old.
deMeine Oma ist achtzig Jahre alt.
The kids are at their nan's.
ruДети у бабушки.
deDie Kinder sind jetzt bei der Oma.
My nan likes travelling by train.
deMeine Oma verreist gerne mit dem Zug.
Походження
From Nan, pet form of the formerly very common female given names Anne and Agnes. As a nurFrom 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.
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