nana

[nan-uh]

noun

1. Chiefly Northeastern U.S.,  grandmother; grandma.

2. Gulf States.,  godmother.

3. Chiefly Southeastern U.S.,  a child's nursemaid; nanny.

nana

/ ˈnɑːnə /

noun

1. slang,  a fool

2. slang,  the head

3. slang,  to become very angry

4. slang,  mad; insane

Word History and Origins

Origin of nana¹

1835–45; nursery word; nanny

Word History and Origins

Origin of nana¹

C19: probably from _banana

Example Sentences

When Paige Louise Williams borrowed £20,000 from her nana to open her own beauty salon, she had high hopes albeit no business plan.

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It was at this time that she asked her nana, who was working as a part-time cleaner, for a loan to open her own salon in Prestwich.

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Thankfully for Paige, her nana agreed - invested in every sense of the word in her granddaughter's determination to succeed.

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"I turned up every day, I knew I had rent to pay and I had my nana that couldn't lose this funding that she'd given me," she said.

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The network allegedly involved another Ghanaian, Nana Kwabena Amuah, who is serving a seven-year jail term in the US for fraud.

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