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Từ điển LongMan Dictionary
nan
 I. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Giggling Sheila his nan called her.
▪ Mrs Flaherty and the nans did not mix in the same circles.
▪ We've never been what you might call close, me and your nan.
▪ William's nan and his mum and Preston's nan and his mum and his Auntie Ethel.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Radio nan Gaidheal will broadcast a single morning block to the Highlands and Islands, replacing the current piecemeal pattern of programmes.
nan
I. nan1 /næn/ (also nan‧na) /ˈnænə/ noun [COUNTABLE] British English informal
grandmother – used by children SYN nanny
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THESAURUS
 words for grandparents
▪grandfather/grandmother :
▪ She looks just like grandmother.
▪ My grandfather was a farmer.
▪grandpa informal grandfather :
▪ My grandpa died when I was a baby.
▪ Ask Grandpa if he'll buy us an ice cream.
▪grandma informal grandmother :
▪ I was at my grandma's house yesterday.
▪grandad informal (also granddad American English) grandfather :
▪ Grandad collects me from school on Fridays.
▪granny informal grandmother :
▪ Granny, can I come with you?
▪nan/nanna British English informal grandmother – used especially by children :
▪ She's staying at her nan's.
▪ You can have a cuddle on the sofa with Nanna.
II. nan2 , naan /nɑːn/ (also ˈnan bread) noun [UNCOUNTABLE]
a type of bread made without yeast and eaten with Indian food
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