nan

[US]/næn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. oma (kindertaal)
Word Forms
Present Participlenanning
Pluralnans

Real-world Examples

That's so cute. She reminds me of my nan.

Wat is dat schattig. Ze doet me denken aan mijn oma.

Source: BBC documentary "Chinese Teachers Are Coming"

She was walking her nan's whippet...

Ze liep met de whippet van haar oma...

Source: Fuck the World Season 2

" grandma" , " granny" , " gran" , " nan" , " nanna" , or " nannah" .

" oma" , " oma" , " oma" , " oma" , " oma" , of " oma" .

Source: Engvid-Gill Course Collection

So, grandmother: " grandma" ;" granny" ;" gran" ;" nan" ;" nanna" , or I've heard some people pronounce it: " nannah" , but I think that's a particular region that does that.

Dus, grootmoeder: " oma" ;" oma" ;" oma" ;" oma" ;" oma" , of ik heb gehoord dat sommige mensen het uitspreken: " oma" , maar ik denk dat dat een bepaald gebied is dat dat doet.

Source: Engvid-Gill Course Collection

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