nun

Betekenis (English)

1. A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.
2. A member of a similar female community in other confessions.
3. (slang) A prostitute.
4. A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.

non

kloosterzuster

nonvlinder

liefdezuster

nonduif

kloosterbroeder

cloistress

religious woman

Dutch shell pigeon

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/nʌn/

Inherited from Middelengels

Inherited from Oudengels

In summary

From Middle English nonne, nunne, from Old English nunne (“nun”), from Late Latin nonna (“nun, tutor”), originally (along with masculine form nonnus (“man”)) a term of address for elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana, like papa etc. Doublet of nonna.

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