Noun: nana na-nu
Usage: informal
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: informal
- Informal term for grandmother
"nana always had freshly baked cookies when they visited";
- grandma, grandmother, granny [Brit], grannie [Brit], gran [Brit, informal], nan [Brit, informal], nanna [Brit, informal], grandmama [archaic], grandmamma [archaic], nanny [Brit, informal]
Usage: Brit, informal
Derived forms: nanas
Type of: grandparent
Encyclopedia: Nana, Pali