nana

noun

1. Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
2. Gulf States. godmother.
3. Chiefly Southeastern U.S. a child’s nursemaid; nanny.

noun

1. slang a fool
2. Australian slang the head
3. do one’s nana Australian slang to become very angry
4. off one’s nana Australian slang mad; insane

child’s word for “grandmother” or, sometimes, “nurse,” first recorded c.1844 (see nanny).