nun

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US /nʌn/ UK /nʌn/ See IPA manual

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none /nʌn/

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a woman belonging to a religious order under vows

The nun spent her mornings tending the abbey garden.

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1 noun · a woman belonging to a... sisterabbessreligiousvotaresscloisteress

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monk

Word family

Derived forms nunnerynunlike

Related forms nunnery convent monk

Etymology

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

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# 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.

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- Shopping & Services

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