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Nan vs Grandma - What's the difference?

nan | grandma |

As nouns the difference between nan and grandma

is that nan is (british) affectionate name for a grandmother or nan can be while grandma is (informal) grandmother.

nan

English

Etymology 1

Possibly derived from a (etyl) language.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British) Affectionate name for a grandmother.
    • Synonyms
    * nana * nanna

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

    * English palindromes ----

    grandma

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) grandmother

    • Related terms

    * grandpa

    Anagrams

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