Definition of a nana

nana    

noun

• affectionate term for one's grandmother.

  Hey nana, can I have some ice cream?

  Do you want to go visit your nana?

  Yay, nana is coming to visit!

  • See more words with the same meaning: mother, mom, mommy, mama, mamma, momma.

  Last edited on Sep 09 2019. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'mother, mom, mommy, mama, mamma, momma':
MOTH	Definitions include: mother on the hunt; "cougar".
momma	Definitions include: mother.
mamma	Definitions include: "mother".
baby mama	Definitions include: the mother of one's baby.
old dear	Definitions include: mother
your mom	Definitions include: a comeback used in an argument when one can't think of anything better to say.
nan	Definitions include: grandmother.
T-Jones	Definitions include: a mother.
mitty	Definitions include: mother
MAM	Definitions include: "married Asian male".
mamadukes	Definitions include: "mother"; "mom".
tiger mom	Definitions include: an Asian mother.
GILF	Definitions include: an attractive older woman.
gramma	Definitions include: "grandmother".
granny	Definitions include: a grandmother.
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jammies	Definitions include: pajamas.
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WEIRD	Definitions include: "Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic".
dork	Definitions include: penis.
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