nanay-nanayan

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Reduplication of nanay +‎ -an. Literally, “little mother; pretend mother”. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌnanaj naˈnajan/ [ˌn̪aː.n̪aɪ̯ n̪ɐˈn̪aː.jɐn̪] Rhymes: -ajan Syllabification: na‧nay-na‧na‧yan === Noun === nanay-nanayan (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜈᜌ᜔ᜈᜈᜌᜈ᜔) foster mother Coordinate term: tatay-tatayan surrogate mother children's game where one of the players pretend to be one's mother