nanay-nanayan

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of nanay +‎ -an

Noun[edit]

nanay-nanayan (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜈᜌ᜔ᜈᜈᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. foster mother
  2. surrogate mother
  3. children's game where one of the players pretend to be one's mother

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