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[ nan-ee ] / ˈnæn i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nanny ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural nan·nies.a person, usually with special training, employed to care for children in a household. Origin of nanny1785–95; nursery word; compare Welsh nain grandmother, Greek nánna aunt, Russian nyánya nursemaid Words nearby nannyNan Ling, Nanna, Nanning, nannofossil, nannoplankton, nanny, nannyberry, nanny cam, nannygai, nanny goat, nanny state Definition for nanny (2 of 2)[ nan-ee ] / ˈnæn i /
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nannyUNO puts such an onus on smoking students that it ultimately seems like a bully, even more than a nanny. The University Of New Orleans’ Cigarette Ban Is Total BS|Chloé Valdary|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Louisiana university has turned into a nanny state, issuing a campus smoking ban of dubious legality. The University Of New Orleans’ Cigarette Ban Is Total BS|Chloé Valdary|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Now, at the University of New Orleans, we have a “nanny university.” The University Of New Orleans’ Cigarette Ban Is Total BS|Chloé Valdary|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST We believe Williams as both a beaten-down dad and big-hearted Scottish nanny. How Robin Williams’ Mrs. Doubtfire Won the Culture Wars|Tim Teeman|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nanny Jessie Webb tried hard to get him into a routine, but the baby prince, who was still breastfeeding, was permanently hungry. Prince George Is Vanity Fair's August Cover Star|Tom Sykes|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST It's all luck about Nanny's eyes; and maybe you are only throwing away a chance you'll never have again.' Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag|Louisa M. Alcott He would sit watching Nanny nibbling with her front teeth the capers of the caper sauce, and he would hate her. Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie Perhaps nothing could explain so well Nanny Ainslee's popularity as the gathering of folks who came to see her off. Green Valley|Katharine Reynolds They were still standing there when Nanny and her father came to take the 10:27 east. Green Valley|Katharine Reynolds Nanny and her small family are well: her husband was not sailed the last accounts she had from him. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745|Mrs. Thomson
British Dictionary definitions for nanny
noun plural -niesa 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 nannyC19: child's name for a nurse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nannygoverness, au pair, baby-sitter, nursemaid, wet nurse |