Etymology

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Today it means: A grandmother, especially one with Italian ancestry. Full definition →

Italian nonna
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromnonna
  2. Italian · borrowed fromnonna
  3. English todaynonna

Borrowed from Italian nonna. Doublet of nun.

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