nan

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /næn/|/nan/    美 /næn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of maid: a servant girl. obsolete
  2. Alternative spelling of naan. alt-of,alternative
    — Gerry ordered poppadoms and parathas and then he was interrupted by requests for vindaloos, chicken madrases and sag joshes, rice, raita and nan, from Priest, Morgan and Maria Grazia.
  3. Synonym of nancy: an effeminate male homosexual. obsolete,slang
  4. Synonym of nursemaid. UK,endearing
  5. Synonym of grandmother. Australia,Canada,Ireland,UK,endearing
    — We had my nan over for Christmas dinner.

词形变化

nans plural nans plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nan flap nannie

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
See at naan.
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