noun
nanna
noun
1
An informal, chiefly British word for grandmother.
"Nanna always has sweets in her handbag."
Word Forms
nannas plural, Nannas plural
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Etymology
Probably from a very old, child-babbling-style root shared by many languages' words for grandmother, such as Italian nonna and Welsh nain.