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nana
noun   one's maternal grandfather. See Family ties

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noun
/'na:nə/ /'na:nə/
noun

1: A foolish person; a fool. (1941 —) .
Times A frank admission that he had made a nana of himself (1974).

2: to do (or lose) one's nana to lose one's temper. (1966 —) .
Telegraph (Brisbane): The baby started crying again. I did my nana and hit him (1974).

3: off one's nana mentally deranged. (1975 —) .
Australian 'We've all learned to laugh at ourselves and our predicament,' Trevor England said. 'If we hadn't we'd all be off our nanas' (1975).

[Perh. from banana noun; cf. bananas adjective.]

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abbr. for N-acetylneuraminic acid (i.e. sialic acid).

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For a list of words related to nana, see:

• Relationships by Blood and Marriage - nana: Informal. grandmother
• Names and Relationships - nana: Informal. child’s term for grandmother

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See words rhyming with "nana."

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - en fjollet person

2.
n. - bedstemor

Nederlands (Dutch)
oma, dwaas

Français (French)
1.
n. - idiot

2.
n. - mamie

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - (Slang) Idiot

2.
n. - (ugs.) Oma

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γιαγιά, γιαγιάκα

Italiano (Italian)
nonnina, sciocco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - avó (f), enfermeira (f), ama-seca (f)

Русский (Russian)
бабуля, дурачок

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - tonto

2.
n. - abuela

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - farmor, mormor, idiot

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
护士, 保姆, 祖母

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 護士, 保姆, 祖母

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 바보 같은 사람, 주책없는 사람

2.
n. - 할머니

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - おばあちゃん, 乳母

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) موز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טיפש‬
n. - ‮סבתא‬

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