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yaya¹

Where it comes from

From Tagalog yaya, from Philippine Spanish yaya.

noun yayas

  1. Hong Kong, Philippines A nanny; female caregiver; nursemaid “Can you not make this carriage move faster? You're moving slower than when my yaya tried to ride a snail to the next village.”

yaya²

  • /ˈjɑjɑ/ Singapore

Where it comes from

Unknown.

verb

  1. Singlish, invariable To show off or behave in an egocentric or self-important manner.

    Similar: flex, preen, swagger, aura farm, boulevardier, cut a wide swath, cut it fat, cut round, exhibitionize, figure away, flamboast, flaunt

adjective more yaya · most yaya

  1. Singlish Arrogant, stuck-up.

Yaya³

Where it comes from

The male name is ultimately from Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā); likely through a West African language.

proper noun

  1. A female given name.
  2. A male given name.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mama, greets, yahya, hails, revives, nana, ninang, nanny, kuya, achi, lola, tita, ahiya, auntie, ninong, namamahay

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{yaya_2026,
  title = {yaya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yaya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}