"nin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nin.wav [Southern-England] Forms: nins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪn Etymology: Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”). Etymology templates: {{m|cy|nain||grandmother}} nain (“grandmother”), {{uder|en|cel-pro|*nana||grandmother}} Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nin (plural nins)
  1. (dialect, Liverpool) Affectionate name for a grandmother. Tags: dialectal Synonyms: nan, nana, nanna

Inflected forms

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