ناناز

What it means

Vulgar, dual meaning. ناناز (nânâz) has two senses that coexist. In adult slang it is a crude word for female genitalia, and this is the dominant meaning among adults online. Separately, it is innocent baby-talk: a cutesy doubling of ناز (nâz, cute), used by parents with small children, and it is also a girl’s given name meaning “tender, delicate.”

How to use it

• (baby-talk) بیا ناناز مامان، بخواب (biyâ nânâz-e mâmân, bekhâb) “Come here, mama’s little cutie, go to sleep.”
• as a name: ناناز, a girl’s name from ناز.
• the vulgar sense exists but is not modeled here.

Register warning

Among adults the vulgar meaning dominates, so this word is unsafe in most company. The sweet baby-talk and name senses are bound to children and family. Know it to understand it, not to use it loosely.