"nanay-nanayan" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˌnanaj naˈnajan/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˌn̪aː.n̪aɪ̯ n̪ɐˈn̪aː.jɐn̪] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜈᜈᜌ᜔ᜈᜈᜌᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ajan Etymology: Reduplication of nanay + -an. Literally, “little mother; pretend mother”. Etymology templates: {{rdp|tl}} Reduplication, {{af|tl|nanay|-an}} nanay + -an, {{m-g|little mother; pretend mother}} “little mother; pretend mother”, {{lit|little mother; pretend mother}} Literally, “little mother; pretend mother” Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} nanay-nanayan (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜈᜌ᜔ᜈᜈᜌᜈ᜔)
  1. foster mother
    Sense id: en-nanay-nanayan-tl-noun-mw2wlVmI Categories (other): Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 30 39 32
  2. surrogate mother
    Sense id: en-nanay-nanayan-tl-noun-t2C6tPIA Categories (other): Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 30 39 32
  3. children's game where one of the players pretend to be one's mother Categories (topical): Female family members, Parents
    Sense id: en-nanay-nanayan-tl-noun-qT16jfnj Disambiguation of Female family members: 13 25 62 Disambiguation of Parents: 19 20 61 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog reduplications, Tagalog terms suffixed with -an, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 11 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 6 86 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 70 Disambiguation of Tagalog reduplications: 11 14 75 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms suffixed with -an: 23 22 55 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 18 16 66 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 30 39 32 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 15 17 68
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