Nona
WordNet
noun
(1) The Fate who spins the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Clotho
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From the Latin meaning the ninth. She was the one who was prayed to in the ninth month of pregnancy.
Proper noun
Nona
- The youngest of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the spinner of the thread of life
Usage notes
Nona is also the Italian and Greek word for grandmother.
For instance:Zoe's Nona is the best in the world, or Tommie de Paolo's story Strega Nona.