English Explanatory Dictionary

nan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of maid: a servant girl.
  2. Synonym of nancy: an effeminate male homosexual.
  3. Synonym of nursemaid.
  4. Synonym of grandmother.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of naan.
noun
  1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter N.
name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Ann and Nancy.
name
  1. A province of Thailand.
  2. The capital of Nan Province, Thailand.
noun
  1. Acronym of not a number, applied to numeric values that represent an undefined or unrepresentable value, such as zero divided by itself.
name
  1. Initialism of National Assembly of Nigeria.
noun
  1. NMDA antagonist neurotoxicity.
  2. Alternative form of NaN (not a number)

Pronunciation

/næn/ en-us-nan.ogg /nɑːn/ /nɑn/

Word forms

nan nans

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

maid nancy nursemaid grandmother November

Derived words

nan flap nannie Nanson
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