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nan

/næn/noun1 syllable

Nan means: the mother of your father or mother.

Synonyms for nan9

noun, as in the mother of your father or mother

grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nanna

noun, as in a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya

Nan River

noun, as in leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop

naan

also used for nan

nursemaid

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What does nan mean?4

noun

1

the mother of your father or mother

2

a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya

3

leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop

4

your grandmother

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with nan?25

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Nan in a sentence

  • Dress warmly when there's frost, my nan used to say.sundown
  • Nan, will you show me how to make my bed?sundown
  • My nan was pulling up weeds in her back garden.sundown
  • Nan is in the garden getting the vegetables she needs for the potato soup.sundown
  • Paul's great-nan has written a lot of books.sundown
  • Nan often used to use the sewing machine.sundown
  • Nan likes to sit knitting away in her rocking chair.sundown
  • I hope your nan will be better soon.sundown

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Forms of nan

as a noun

plural
nans