nanay-nanayan

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of nanay +‎ -an

Noun

nanay-nanayan (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜈᜌ᜔ᜈᜈᜌᜈ᜔)

foster mother
surrogate mother
children's game where one of the players pretend to be one's mother

Coordinate terms

(foster parent): tatay-tatayan

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