nana — meaning in English

English meaning

• bird noun A warm-blooded egg-laying animal with feathers, wings, and a beak.
• chick noun A young, newly hatched bird, especially a baby chicken.
• lass noun (chiefly Scottish and Northern English) A girl or young woman.
• sheila noun Australian and New Zealand slang for a woman.

Senses

nana is used for these senses in English:

• bird (UK, Ireland, colloquial, by extension) A girlfriend. [from early 20th c.]
• chick (colloquial) An attractive, young woman.
• lass A girl; also (by extension) , a young woman.
• sheila (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A woman.

bird — full definition

1. noun A warm-blooded egg-laying animal with feathers, wings, and a beak.
2. noun (informal) An aircraft.
3. noun (slang, British, dated/informal) A woman, especially a young one.
4. noun (slang) The rude gesture made by extending the middle finger.

chick — full definition

1. noun A young, newly hatched bird, especially a baby chicken.
2. noun (informal) A young woman.

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