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nanny
[ nan-ee ]
/ ˈnæn i /
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noun, plural nan·nies.
a person, usually with special training, employed to care for children in a household.
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Origin of nanny
1785–95; nursery word; compare Welsh nain grandmother, Greek nánna aunt, Russian nyánya nursemaid
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Nan Ling, Nanna, Nanning, nannofossil, nannoplankton, nanny, nannyberry, nanny cam, nannygai, nanny goat, nanny state
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Nanny
[ nan-ee ]
/ ˈnæn i /
noun
a female given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for nanny
nanny
/ (ˈnænɪ) /
noun plural -nies
a nurse or nursemaid for children
- any person or thing regarded as treating people like children, esp by being patronizing or overprotective
- (as modifier)the nanny state
a child's word for grandmother
verb nannies, nannying or nannied
(intr) to nurse or look after someone else's children
(tr) to be overprotective towards
Word Origin for nanny
C19: child's name for a nurse
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