nana

BrE /ˈnɑː.nə/ AmE /ˈnɑː.nə/

noun en → es

1 BABY SITTER [singular] B1

a woman who looks after children in her own home or the child's home, usually for several hours a day or several days a week

niñera, cuidadora de niños

Collocations full-time nana

  • She's been a nanny for over ten years.

    Ha sido niñera durante más de diez años.

2 LULLABY [singular] B2

a song or poem that is sung to a child at bedtime, especially one intended to help the child go to sleep

nana (canción)

Collocations sing a nana

  • She sang the baby to sleep with a lullaby.

    La cantó para dormir al bebé con una nana.

3 GRANDMOTHER [singular] B1

(informal) grandmother; abuela (Spanish-speaking countries)

abuela, bisabuela

Collocations nana's house

  • The children were staying with their nana.

    Los niños estaban quedando con su abuela.

4 NURSE [singular] B2

(informal) nurse; enfermera (Spanish-speaking countries)

enfermera, cuidadora

Collocations nurse in a hospital

  • She works as a nurse at the local hospital.

    Trabaja como enfermera en el hospital local.

5 NURSING HOME [singular] C1

(informal) nursing home; casa de ancianos (Spanish-speaking countries)

casa de ancianos, hogar de ancianos

Collocations nursing home for the elderly

  • He's been living in a nursing home since his wife died.

    Ha estado viviendo en una casa de ancianos desde que murió su esposa.

6 NURSE [singular] B2

(informal) nurse; enfermera (Spanish-speaking countries)

enfermera, cuidadora

Collocations nurse in a hospital

  • She works as a nurse at the local hospital.

    Trabaja como enfermera en el hospital local.

7 GRANDMOTHER [singular] B1

(informal) grandmother; abuela (Spanish-speaking countries)

abuela, bisabuela

Collocations nana's house

  • The children were staying with their nana.

    Los niños estaban quedando con su abuela.

8 NURSING HOME [singular] C1

(informal) nursing home; casa de ancianos (Spanish-speaking countries)

casa de ancianos, hogar de ancianos

Collocations nursing home for the elderly

  • He's been living in a nursing home since his wife died.

    Ha estado viviendo en una casa de ancianos desde que murió su esposa.