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nan

/næn/
/næn/
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Other forms: nans

Definitions of nan
  1. noun
    your grandmother
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    type of:
    gran, grandma, grandmother, grannie, granny, nanna
    the mother of your father or mother
  2. noun
    the mother of your father or mother
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    type of:
    grandparent
    a parent of your father or mother
  3. noun
    leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop
    synonyms: naan
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    type of:
    bread, breadstuff, staff of life
    food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
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