nannydomn.

Brit.

/ˈnanɪdəm/, U.S.

/ˈnænid(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nanny n.¹, -dom suffix.

Etymology: < nanny n.¹ + -dom suffix.

1. Overprotectiveness or officiousness, esp. conceived of as characteristic of a government or other institution. Also: the state viewed as distinguished by such an attitude. Cf. nanny n.¹ 2.

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1963 Punch 6 Feb. 189/3 Nannydom must hide her diminished head. No longer need shamefaced Britons come shambling out of their bars..at half-past ten.

1972 S. Burnford One Woman's Arctic ii. 47 Straight from the word-wasting officiousness and nannydom of white society.

1999 Post & Courier (Charleston, S. Carolina) (Nexis) 20 Feb. a12 Outside of the federal nannydom, we doubt if anyone would have so confused the issue.

2. The role or position of nanny; nannies collectively.

ΚΠ

1972 J. Gathorne-Hardy Rise & Fall Brit. Nanny i. 20 This old Nanny would have started..as a nursery-maid at twelve, worked long and arduous hours under a draconian R.S.M. Nanny..and finally have achieved Nanny-dom herself.

1987 People Weekly (U.S.) 2 Feb. 44/1 A retired forestry worker's daughter whose sparkle and light-handed approach to children won her the top nannydom in the kingdom shortly before Wills was born.

2001 Independent 8 Jan. ii. 7/2 There is an ethos of nannydom, where they spend all day sitting at the table eating biscuits, drinking tea, and bitching about you, while the kids watch telly.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nannydom
释义	nannydomn. Brit. /ˈnanɪdəm/, U.S. /ˈnænid(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nanny n.¹, -dom suffix. Etymology: < nanny n.¹ + -dom suffix. 1. Overprotectiveness or officiousness, esp. conceived of as characteristic of a government or other institution. Also: the state viewed as distinguished by such an attitude. Cf. nanny n.¹ 2. ΚΠ 1963 Punch 6 Feb. 189/3 Nannydom must hide her diminished head. No longer need shamefaced Britons come shambling out of their bars..at half-past ten. 1972 S. Burnford One Woman's Arctic ii. 47 Straight from the word-wasting officiousness and nannydom of white society. 1999 Post & Courier (Charleston, S. Carolina) (Nexis) 20 Feb. a12 Outside of the federal nannydom, we doubt if anyone would have so confused the issue. 2. The role or position of nanny; nannies collectively. ΚΠ 1972 J. Gathorne-Hardy Rise & Fall Brit. Nanny i. 20 This old Nanny would have started..as a nursery-maid at twelve, worked long and arduous hours under a draconian R.S.M. Nanny..and finally have achieved Nanny-dom herself. 1987 People Weekly (U.S.) 2 Feb. 44/1 A retired forestry worker's daughter whose sparkle and light-handed approach to children won her the top nannydom in the kingdom shortly before Wills was born. 2001 Independent 8 Jan. ii. 7/2 There is an ethos of nannydom, where they spend all day sitting at the table eating biscuits, drinking tea, and bitching about you, while the kids watch telly. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1963
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