nanay-nanayan

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of nanay +‎ -an. Literally, “little mother; pretend mother”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌnanaj naˈnajan/ [ˌn̪aː.n̪aɪ̯ n̪ɐˈn̪aː.jɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: na‧nay-na‧na‧yan

Noun

nanay-nanayan (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜈᜌ᜔ᜈᜈᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. foster mother
    Coordinate term: tatay-tatayan
  2. surrogate mother
  3. children's game where one of the players pretend to be one's mother
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