noona

N1O1O1N1A1
/ˈnuːnə/

noun

An affectionate term of address for an older sister or somewhat older woman.

Similar
nuna
OriginKorean 누나 →
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Meanings

noona1

nounnoona (plural noonas)

plural noonas · alternative nuna

  1. men's speechAn affectionate term of address for an older sister or somewhat older woman.

Noona2

proper noun
  1. A locality in the Cobar council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounused by males to address an older female

Similar
nuna
Broader
femalefemale person
Also see
nuna

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Korean누나
  2. Korean누나
  3. Englishnoona

Borrowed from Korean 누나 (nuna, “older sister of a man”).

More words from Korean

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 怒那, 努那
  • 怒那 (nùnà)Translations
  • 努那 (nǔnà)Translations
Japanese ヌナ
  • ヌナ (nuna)Translations
Korean 누나
  • 누나 (nuna)Translations
Russian ну́на
  • ну́на (núna)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with noona

UnaLagunalunatunakorunakunakahunalacunapunaCunaOonadoonayokozunamezzalunamizunaDruna
All rhymes →

Anagrams

anoon
Cite this entry
APA

noona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noona

MLA

“noona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noona. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noona,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noona.

Source: noona on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.