NAN


Meaning of NAN in English

I .

/ næn; NAmE / noun

( BrE ) = nanny (2)

II .

(also naan ) / nɑːn; NAmE / (also ˈnan bread , ˈnaan bread ) noun

[ U ] a type of soft flat S Asian bread

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WORD ORIGIN

I . 1940s: abbreviation of nanny , or a child's pronunciation of gran .

II . from Urdu and Persian nān .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.