NAN

nan, naan

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

Nan, Nan River

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

grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna

(noun) the mother of your father or mother

nan

(noun) your grandmother

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

nan (plural nans)

(obsolete) synonym of maid: a servant girl. [1599]

(slang, obsolete) synonym of nancy: an effeminate male homosexual. [1670]

(UK, affectionate) synonym of nursemaid. [1940]

(British, affectionate) synonym of grandmother. [1955]

Etymology 2

Noun

nan (plural nans)

Alternative spelling of naan

Anagrams

• ANN, Ann, Ann., ann, ann.

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Nan

A diminutive of the female given name Ann and Nancy.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Nan

A province of Thailand.

A city in Thailand.

Anagrams

• ANN, Ann, Ann., ann, ann.

Noun

NaN (countable and uncountable, plural NaNs)

(computing) Acronym of not a number: applied to numeric values that represent an undefined or unrepresentable value, such as zero divided by itself.

Anagrams

• ANN, Ann, Ann., ann, ann.

Proper noun

NAN

Initialism of National Assembly of Nigeria.

Noun

NAN

NMDA antagonist neurotoxicity.

IATA code for Nadi International Airport.

(computing) Alternative form of NaN (not a number)

Anagrams

• ANN, Ann, Ann., ann, ann.

Source: Wiktionary


Nan, inerj. Etym: [For anan.]

Definition: Anan. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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