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nain¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Welsh nain (“grandmother”).

noun nains

  1. North Wales A grandmother. Coordinate term: taid

    Similar: mamgu

Nain²

  • /neɪn/

Rhymes with -eɪn

Where it comes from

Named after Nein, a village near Nazareth in Israel. The settlement originated as a Moravian religious foundation.

Compare Hebron, Hopedale, Ramah and Zoar.

proper noun

  1. A town, Inuit community government, and capital of Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.

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name town in Newfoundland

한국어나인 nain

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"nain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nain. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nain. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nain

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"nain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nain.

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@misc{nain_2026,
  title = {nain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}