noun
General Slang
nain
· noun · welsh
North Wales for grandmother.
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Grandmother, the North Wales word. Said like 'nine'. If you hear it, the speaker (or their family) is from Gwynedd, Anglesey, Clwyd or thereabouts. South Walians say 'mam-gu'.
“We're going up to Bangor to see Nain at the weekend.”
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nain In A Sentence
We're going up to Bangor to see Nain at the weekend.
Origin & Usage
Welsh for grandmother, used across North Wales. Pronounced 'nine'. South Wales uses 'mam-gu' instead — the north/south split on grandparent names is one of the clearest dialect lines in Wales.
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