nana
noun
grandmother; grandma.
nanas
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pluralof nana.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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You see nanas and grandads, mums, dads, girls, boys - whoever it is - walking around with their black-and-white tops on.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
Later, Saint Phalle made voluptuous, decorated figural sculptures she dubbed nanas, rude French slang for girls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
Campaigners ranged from the "anti-fracking nanas" - a group of grandmothers who were prepared to risk arrest - to high-profile activists, such as the fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2019
We grew up in different neighborhoods but within the same community—our babcis and nanas and omas cooked different foods and spoke different languages, but we had the same deep sense of mysterious, precious, beloved identity.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2018
J. nanas; S. kanas; Bat. honas; D. kanas; J. and S. balimbing; Bat. balingbing.
From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Sir William Edward Maxwell
