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nana
/ˈnænə/
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What does nana mean?
noun
- (informal) A banana.
- (slang) A foolish person.
- (informal) One's grandmother.
More meanings (7)
noun
- (informal) A nanny.
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of nana; one's grandmother.
- (informal) A governess.
- A female given name from Japanese.
- A demigoddess, the daughter of Sangarius and mother of Attis.
- An ancient goddess of Eastern Iran, standing at the top of many worshipping cultures' pantheons.
- Alternative form of Nane (“Armenian mother-goddess and equivalent of Athena”).
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IPA pronunciation
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He was born of a Virgin--Nana--who conceived by putting a ripe almond or pomegranate in her bosom.
Mrs. Darling screamed, and, as if in answer to a bell, the door opened, and Nana entered, returned from her evening out.
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And Nana, Balder's wife, the lovely spring-time, died of grief during Balder's absence.
When at last the Nana found it impossible to conquer these starving men and women with powder and ball, he resorted to treachery, and that succeeded.
Border, red alternanthera; second row, Alternanthera aurea nana; third row, red alternanthera; center, Echeveria Californica.