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nans

nans is the plural of nan.

Meaning of nan

Noun

nan (plural nans)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of maid: a servant girl.
    Synonyms:
    maid
  2. (obsolete, slang) Synonym of nancy: an effeminate male homosexual.
    Synonyms:
    nancy
  3. (UK, endearing) Synonym of nursemaid.
    Synonyms:
    nursemaid
  4. (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, endearing) Synonym of grandmother.
    • We had my nan over for Christmas dinner.
    Synonyms:
    grandmother

See all 9 meanings of nan

Noun capitalized: NaNs

NaNs

  1. (plural) plural of NaN

Phrases with nans

Questions about nans

What is nans the plural of?
Nans is the plural of nan.
What part of speech is nans?
Nans is a noun.

Words near nans in the dictionary

  1. nanpies
  2. Nanping
  3. nanpingite
  4. Nanquin
  5. Nanri
  6. nans
  7. Nansana
  8. Nansemond
  9. Nansemonds
  10. Nansen
  11. Nansen bottle

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nans (page history and authors); NaNs (page history and authors); nan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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