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nan

/næn/

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Großmutter, Oma

A mother of someone's parent.

Examples :

"My nan always tells me stories about when my dad was a little boy. "

Meine Oma erzählt mir immer Geschichten, als mein Vater noch ein kleiner Junge war.

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Vorfahrin, Ahnfrau

A female ancestor or progenitor.

Examples :

"My nan used to tell me stories about her childhood. "

Meine Ahnfrau erzählte mir früher Geschichten über ihre Kindheit.

family person human history

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Mädchen, junge Frau

A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.

Examples :

"In the old poem, the knight swore to protect the nan from danger. "

In dem alten Gedicht schwor der Ritter, das Mädchen vor Gefahren zu schützen.

person human age family

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Dienerin, Putzfrau

A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).

Examples :

"Mrs. Davis thanked the nan for cleaning the house so thoroughly. "

Frau Davis dankte der Dienerin für die gründliche Reinigung des Hauses.

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Jungfrau

A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.

Examples :

"The science fiction novel featured a nan who struggled to understand human relationships after living in isolation. "

Der Science-Fiction-Roman handelte von einer Jungfrau, die Schwierigkeiten hatte, menschliche Beziehungen zu verstehen, nachdem sie isoliert gelebt hatte.

person sex body human

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Weichei, Schwuchtel

An effeminate man, especially a homosexual.

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Kindermädchen, Nanny

A woman or girl employed to care for children

Examples :

""Since both parents work, they hired a nan to look after the children after school." "

Da beide Eltern arbeiten, haben sie eine Nanny eingestellt, die sich nach der Schule um die Kinder kümmert.

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Naan

A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

Examples :

"We ordered garlic nan to eat with our Indian curry. "

Wir bestellten Knoblauch-Naan, um es mit unserem indischen Curry zu essen.