nanny

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Occupationsnannynan‧ny /ˈnæni/ noun (plural nannies) [countable] 1 BOLOOK AFTER somebodya woman whose job is to take care of the children in a family, usually in the family’s own home She found a job as a nanny with a wealthy Italian family.2 British English informalMOTHER grandmother – used by children SYN nan3 → the nanny stateExamples from the Corpusnanny• I can't afford a nanny.• Friends rallied to him and Claudia installed a housekeeper and a nanny.• Mary had been looked after by a nanny until the age of seven and had then stayed intermittently with elderly relatives.• Hers was a maid; his a nanny.• He glanced at his nanny for support.• He turned and flung himself into his nanny's arms.• His father employed a succession of nannies, who always left just when he was beginning to get used to them.• The costs of employing even a shared nanny, however, should be thoroughly investigated beforehand.• But unlike employees who work with others, the nanny faces the additional problem of isolation.Origin nanny (1700-1800) From the female name Ann

单词	nanny
释义	nanny From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Occupationsnannynan‧ny /ˈnæni/ noun (plural nannies) [countable] 1 BOLOOK AFTER somebodya woman whose job is to take care of the children in a family, usually in the family’s own home She found a job as a nanny with a wealthy Italian family.2 British English informalMOTHER grandmother – used by children SYN nan3 → the nanny stateExamples from the Corpusnanny• I can't afford a nanny.• Friends rallied to him and Claudia installed a housekeeper and a nanny.• Mary had been looked after by a nanny until the age of seven and had then stayed intermittently with elderly relatives.• Hers was a maid; his a nanny.• He glanced at his nanny for support.• He turned and flung himself into his nanny's arms.• His father employed a succession of nannies, who always left just when he was beginning to get used to them.• The costs of employing even a shared nanny, however, should be thoroughly investigated beforehand.• But unlike employees who work with others, the nanny faces the additional problem of isolation.Origin nanny (1700-1800) From the female name Ann
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