"nana" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnana/, [ˈna.na] Forms: nanas [plural]
Rhymes: -ana Etymology: Echoic/imitative. Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} nana f (plural nanas)
  1. (Latin America) nanny Tags: Latin-America, feminine Synonyms: niñera, ama
    Sense id: en-nana-es-noun-f2yCawBT Categories (other): Latin American Spanish
  2. (colloquial) granny, grandmother Tags: colloquial, feminine Synonyms: abuela, yaya
    Sense id: en-nana-es-noun-Oxl9N8rk
  3. (Chile) housekeeper Tags: Chile, feminine
    Sense id: en-nana-es-noun-QUNgpSFM Categories (other): Chilean Spanish
  4. lullaby Tags: feminine Synonyms: canción de cuna
    Sense id: en-nana-es-noun-eBY6mzKk
  5. a kind of small sack Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nana-es-noun-NFVA62GN
  6. (dated, Guatemala) mommy; mom; mother Tags: Guatemala, dated, feminine
    Sense id: en-nana-es-noun-~6b~l4HI Categories (other): Guatemalan Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: del año de la nana Coordinate_terms: tata
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: nanas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Quechua nanay (“pain”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|qu|nanay||pain|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Quechua nanay (“pain”), {{bor+|es|qu|nanay|t=pain}} Borrowed from Quechua nanay (“pain”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} nana f (plural nanas)
  1. (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, childish) small wound, scratch or painful bump Tags: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, childish, feminine Synonyms: pupa, yaya
    Sense id: en-nana-es-noun-7NLitvP6 Categories (other): Argentinian Spanish, Chilean Spanish, Paraguayan Spanish
  2. (Argentina, Uruguay, mostly in the plural) pains and aches of old age Tags: Argentina, Uruguay, feminine, in-plural Synonyms: achaque
    Sense id: en-nana-es-noun-o71b~DYy Categories (other): Argentinian Spanish, Uruguayan Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 4 23 1 3 1 3 18 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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