nana

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/ˈnɑːnə//ˈnænə/

noun

A banana.

“You look a right nana dressed up like that.”

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Meanings

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nounnana (plural nanas)

plural nanas · alternative 'nana · alternative narna · alternative narner

  1. informalA banana.
  2. UKslangA foolish person.

    You look a right nana dressed up like that.

nana2

nounnana (plural nanas)

plural nanas · alternative nanna · alternative nan

  1. informalterm of endearmentOne's grandmother.
  2. informalA nanny.

nana3

nounnana (countable and uncountable, plural nanas)

plural nanas

  1. colloquialcountableinformaluncountableterm of endearmentOne's maternal grandfather.

nana4

nounnana (countable and uncountable, plural nanas)

plural nanas

  1. colloquialcountableinformaluncountableOne's father.

Nana5

proper noun
  1. endearingAlternative letter-case form of nana; one's grandmother.
  2. informalA governess.

Nana6

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Japanese.

Nana7

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesA demigoddess, the daughter of Sangarius and mother of Attis.

Nana8

proper noun
  1. human sciencesAn ancient goddess of Eastern Iran, standing at the top of many worshipping cultures' pantheons.

Nana9

proper noun
  1. alternativehuman sciencesAlternative form of Nane (“Armenian mother-goddess and equivalent of Athena”).

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

nana · noun

An apheretic form of banana.

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nana · noun

Variant spelling of nanna.

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nana · noun

From Hindi or Urdu नाना ("nana")

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Nana · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΝάνα
  2. EnglishNana

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νάνα (Nána).

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Nana · proper noun

  1. Sumerian𒀭𒈾𒈾𒀀
  2. EnglishNana

Apparently ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒈾𒈾𒀀 (na-na-a) (where the first symbol, 𒀭, is a determinative meaning goddess and has no reading).

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Nana · proper noun

  1. ArmenianՆանե
  2. EnglishNana

Not certain whether directly derived from Armenian Նանե (Nane), or by association with the ancient Iranian goddess of the same name.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

nana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nana

MLA

“nana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nana. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nana.

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