"nanna" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nannas [plural]
Etymology: Possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”); probably from a Proto-Indo-European root imitative of a child speaking, similar to Ancient Greek νάννα (nánna). See also nanny, Sicilian nanna. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cel-pro|*nana||grandmother}} Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”), {{der|en|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative, {{cog|grc|νάννα}} Ancient Greek νάννα (nánna), {{cog|scn|nanna}} Sicilian nanna Head templates: {{en-noun}} nanna (plural nannas)
  1. grandmother Categories (topical): Female family members Related terms: nanna nap, nanna wobble, nanny, nana

Inflected forms

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