name
Meaning 1
A diminutive of the female given name Ann and Nancy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
nan
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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rhymes with -æn
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /næn/
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British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales: /nan/
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New-Zealand: /nɛn/
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homophone: NaN
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Received-Pronunciation: /næn/
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Received-Pronunciation: /nɑːn/
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General-American: /næn/
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General-American: /nɑn/
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homophone: nan
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CMU ARPABET: N AE1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A province of Thailand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
The capital of Nan Province, Thailand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
Initialism of National Assembly of Nigeria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Meaning 5
Synonym of maid: a servant girl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: maid
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noun
Meaning 6
Synonym of nancy: an effeminate male homosexual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, slang
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Synonyms: nancy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
Synonym of nursemaid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, endearing
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Synonyms: nursemaid
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noun
Meaning 8
Synonym of grandmother.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, endearing
Examples
- We had my nan over for Christmas dinner.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grandmother
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
Alternative spelling of naan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 10
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter N.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF
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Synonyms: November
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noun
Meaning 11
Acronym of not a number, applied to numeric values that represent an undefined or unrepresentable value, such as zero divided by itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 12
NMDA antagonist neurotoxicity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 13
Alternative form of NaN (not a number)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 14
leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: naan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bread, breadstuff, staff of life
noun
Meaning 15
a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Nan River
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: river
noun
Meaning 16
the mother of your father or mother
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nanna
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grandparent
Narrower terms: nan
noun
Meaning 17
your grandmother
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Thai น่าน (nâan).
From Nan, pet form of the formerly very common female given names Anne and Agnes. As a nursemaid and grandmother, a clipping of earlier nana, from nanny under the probable influence of mama, also from Nan. Compare Mary.
See at naan.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Thai: น่าน (nâan) — a province of Thailand
- Northern Thai: ᨶᩣ᩠᩵ᨶ — a province of Thailand
- Khün: ᨶ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ — a city in Thailand
- Lü: ᨶ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ — a city in Thailand
- Thai: น่าน (nâan) — a city in Thailand
- Northern Thai: ᨶᩣ᩠᩵ᨶ — a city in Thailand