Nat

• IPA^(key): /næt/

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• Homophone: gnat
• Rhymes: -æt

Nat (countable and uncountable, plural Nats)

1. A unisex given name
   1. A diminutive of the male given name Nathanael, Nathaniel, Nathan

      Coordinate term: Nate

      • 2008, Kate Atkinson, When Will There Be Good News, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 27:

        Nathan was one of the tiniest, tottering along, holding on to the hand of a much older girl. Nat. Small like a gnat.

   2. A diminutive of the female given name Natasha, Natalie, Natalia

      Coordinate terms: Natty, Nattie, Natti

2. A surname

Nat (plural Nats)

1. (slang, informal, Australian politics) A member or supporter of the Australian National Party.
2. (slang, informal, New Zealand politics) A member or supporter of the New Zealand National Party.
3. (slang, informal, UK politics) A member or supporter of the Scottish National Party.
4. (slang, informal, South African politics, dated) A member or supporter of the National Party of South Africa.

• -ant, ANT, Ant, Ant., NTA, TAN, TNA, Tan, a'n't, an't, ant, ant-, ant., tan