nan

/næn/
noun
  1. A type of soft, flat bread from South Asia, often cooked in a tandoor oven.
    • We ordered garlic nan to go with our curry.
    • The restaurant serves freshly baked nan with every meal.
    • She learned to make nan from her grandmother's recipe.
  2. An informal word for grandmother.
    • Nan taught me how to knit when I was little.
    • My nan always bakes cookies when I visit.
    • He spent the weekend helping his nan in the garden.