yaya
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Singapore/ˈjɑjɑ/
yaya noun: a nanny; female caregiver; nursemaid.
Noun
yaya (plural yayas)
- A nanny; female caregiver; nursemaid
- “Can you not make this carriage move faster? You're moving slower than when my yaya tried to ride a snail to the next village.”2020 June 3, William Meny, “Witches” (4:25 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Nadja (Natasia Demetriou)
Verb
yaya (invariable)
- To show off or behave in an egocentric or self-important manner.
- Synonyms:
- flex, preen, swagger, aura farm, boulevardier, cut a wide swath, cut it fat, cut round, exhibitionize, figure away
Adjective
yaya (comparative more yaya, superlative most yaya)
- Arrogant, stuck-up.
Proper noun capitalized: Yaya
Yaya
- A female given name.
- A male given name.
yaya meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
yaya in Hindi
- याया, यया
yaya in Tamil
- யயா, யாயா, யாயாவிடம்
yaya in Marathi
- यया, याया, याया कडे
yaya in Urdu
- یایا, ییا
More languagesFewer languages
- yaya in Bengali
- ইয়ায়া, য়ায়া
- yaya in Telugu
- యయా, యాయా
- yaya in Malayalam
- യായയിലേക്ക്
- yaya in Kannada
- ಯಯಾ, ಯಾಯಾ, ಯಾಯಾಗೆ
- yaya in Punjabi
- ਯਯਾ, ਯਾਇਆ, ਯਾਯਾ
- yaya in Gujarati
- યાયા, યયા
- yaya in Odia
- ଯ଼ାଯ଼ା, ଯ଼ାଯ଼ାଙ୍କୁ
- yaya in Nepali
- यया, याया
Synonyms of yaya
- flex
- preen
- swagger
- aura farm
- boulevardier
- cut a wide swath
- exhibitionize
- floss
- fluff one's feathers
- gallery
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Forms of yaya
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | yayas |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more yaya |
| superlative | most yaya |
Origin of yaya
From Tagalog yaya, from Philippine Spanish yaya.
Unknown.
The male name is ultimately from Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā); likely through a West African language.
Words formed from yaya
Questions about yaya
- What does yaya mean?
- Yaya means a nanny; female caregiver; nursemaid.
- What is yaya in Hindi?
- Yaya in Hindi is याया, यया. See Yaya meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is yaya?
- Yaya can be a noun, a verb, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce yaya?
- Yaya is pronounced /ˈjɑjɑ/ (Singapore).
- What is the plural of yaya?
- The plural of yaya is yayas.
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