How to Use nana in a Sentence

nana

noun
  • My nana had a small seazure and even tripped and fell on the floor.
    — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 17 Dec. 2017
  • This one was reserved for the nanas, the mamis, the vovos and the gogos.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
  • Note that your children want to grow up enjoying their nana or pop-pop.
    — Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 21 June 2018
  • The china hutch from her nana that was once in her dining room now sits in her bedroom and is filled with books.
    — Star Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • Mary was a loving daughter, mother, sister, nana, and friend to all.
    — Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 June 2019
  • My nana’s elegant, classy and the most amazing woman that’s ever walked this earth.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2017
  • These are in cursive – kids, ask your nana to translate – and include details like home address and make of car.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
  • Hildy is not yet a nana, and therefore has not yet received her GILF card.
    — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2020
  • The scientists named it Acmella nana—nanus being Latin for dwarf).
    — Douglas Main, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2015
  • In West Virginia, there are nanas and nans, grams and grandmas, grannies, abuelas, and even some nonnas.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • In advance of the episode's release, check out the exclusive clip of Alaina cooking with her nana below.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2020
  • The nana had picked out two new outfits for the baby girl, including a long-sleeve onesie with an elephant crowned by a pink bow on its front.
    — Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Rochelle said in the three months living apart from his nana, Jayden’s development regressed.
    — Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • His mother, my nana, grew up during the Johnson administration’s war on poverty.
    — Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The lack of fall detection also precludes buying your nana or other elderly relative a Fitbit.
    — Adrienne So, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The visor, a mere fragment of a hat, has a reputation as a classic elder accessory, beloved by bridge-playing nanas in Tampa.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Dinner was forfeited for elaborate dessert spreads accompanied by pots of nana tea, Moroccan sweetened mint tea.
    — Florence Steinberger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Pinterest Bella, who is engaged to fellow wrestler John Cena, credits her nana for bringing out her more feminine side.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Their nana Rochelle cared for them for months until, one day last September, a state official took the children from daycare without notice or explanation.
    — Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In fact, Tara Bledsoe, a program supervisor, said the kids should be with their nana while their parents completed services the department required.
    — Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Before his death, Lopez is seen handcuffed while pleading repeatedly in English and Spanish for water and for his nana, or grandmother.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2020
  • Back then, gin was considered a drink for your nana; these days, Australia is experiencing an incredible boom in craft distilling, especially with gin.
    — Besha Rodell, New York Times, 8 May 2020
  • These words refer to the two most important people in most babies’ lives, followed closely by similar words for grandparents – nana, tata, bobcia, nonno, opa, omo – who often play important roles, as well.
    — Denise Bodman, The Conversation, 6 May 2020
  • Sometimes Orduño Rincon's dad tries to take over, insisting her grandmother rest, but this results in an argument — and nana usually wins, Orduño Rincón says.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Her nana lives with her and her boozy, abrasive, thwarted mother, Barb (cabaret performer Bridget Everett), a conflicted woman who resents her daughter’s talent and general lack of guile.
    — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2017
  • Hutton was sure to include her nana Monique Kerr in every part of the festivities and TikTok users were left hysterical by the 87-year-old's partying antics.
    — Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024

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