Meaning
sleep, beddy-byes
- children's word for sleep or going to bed
In a sentence
È tardi, adesso è ora di fare la nanna.
It is late, now it's time for beddy-byes.
Il bambino fa la nanna nella sua culla.
The baby is sleeping in his crib.
La mamma canta una ninna nanna per farlo addormentare.
The mother sings a lullaby to put him to sleep.
Word forms (1)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| nanna | feminine · singular |
Usage notes
- Informal: baby-talk register, used with or to young children.
- Almost exclusively found in the set phrase 'fare la nanna' (to go to sleep) or 'ninna nanna' (lullaby).