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Definition nun
Etymology 1
From Old English nunne (“nun, priestess”), 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.
Noun
nun (plural nuns)
- 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.
- (by extension) A member of a similar female community in other confessions.
- (archaic, Britain, slang) A prostitute.
- A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from the letter’s name in the respective language.
Noun
nun (plural nuns)
- The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
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