Ana — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Ann name A female given name, an English form of Hannah.
- babysitter noun A person hired or asked to look after children while their parents or guardians are away.
- ell noun An old unit of length, roughly the distance from elbow to fingertip, historically around 45 inches in England.
- ese noun An informal, chiefly Mexican-American term of address for a man, roughly equivalent to "dude" or "man."
- Hannah noun A common female given name of Hebrew origin, also the name of the mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
Senses
Ana is used for these senses in English:
- ese Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.
- Ann A en given name.
- babysitter A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
- ell (historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.
- wet nurse A woman hired to suckle another woman's child.