English Explanatory Dictionary

nin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Affectionate name for a grandmother.
name
  1. Initialism of National Institute of Nutrition, an Institute in India.
  2. Initialism of Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, an Institute in Netherlands.
  3. Initialism of Nine Inch Nails, a US band.
noun
  1. Initialism of national identification number.
name
  1. A town in Zadar, Croatia.
name
  1. A surname from Spanish or Catalan

Pronunciation

/nɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nin.wav

Word forms

nin nins

Etymology

Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”).

Synonyms

nan nana nanna
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