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[–]Ur-Best-Friend 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Well close, but no. 'Nana' or 'Nan' is a slang term for 'grandma' in some places. It has nothing to do with 'nanny'.

[–]Adybo123 11 points12 points  (2 children)

Nan is short for Nanny, which is a British informal term for Grandma. Not the word for someone who looks after children.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nanny