nun C2+ Topic:People & Society US /nʌn/ UK /nʌn/ See IPA manual Homophones none /nʌn/ Meanings 1 noun a woman belonging to a religious order under vows The nun spent her mornings tending the abbey garden. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a woman belonging to a... sisterabbessreligiousvotaresscloisteress ↔ Opposites monk Word family Derived forms nunnerynunlike Related forms nunneryconventmonk Etymology AI details From Old English nunne, from Late Latin nonna ('nun, tutor'), originally a respectful term of address to elderly persons, perhaps of nursery origin. nunne Old English nonna Late Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nun **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /nʌn/ **IPA (UK):** /nʌn/ ## Meanings 1. a woman belonging to a religious order under vows ## Examples - The nun spent her mornings tending the abbey garden. ## Synonyms - sister - abbess - religious - votaress - cloisteress ## Antonyms - monk ## Derived Forms - nunnery - nunlike ## Related Forms - nunnery - convent - monk ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nunne - Root: nonna ## Etymology From Old English nunne, from Late Latin nonna ('nun, tutor'), originally a respectful term of address to elderly persons, perhaps of nursery origin. ## AI Etymology Nun is from Old English nunne, from Late Latin nonna ('nun, tutor'), originally a respectful term of address to elderly persons, perhaps of nursery origin. Important recorded forms include nunne (Old English) and nonna (Late Latin). Its earlier history remains partly uncertain, so the etymological chain is best treated cautiously. In current use it covers a woman belonging to a religious order under vows. The wider family includes derived forms such as nunnery and nunlike and related words such as nunnery, convent, and monk. ## Topics - People & Society markdown