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单词 nanny
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nanny


nan·ny

N0010900 (năn′ē)n. pl. nan·nies A person, traditionally a woman, employed to take care of a child.
[Alteration of nana.]
nan′ny·ish adj.

nanny

(ˈnænɪ) n, pl -nies1. a nurse or nursemaid for children2. a. any person or thing regarded as treating people like children, esp by being patronizing or overprotectiveb. (as modifier): the nanny state. 3. a child's word for grandmothervb, nannies, nannying or nannied4. (intr) to nurse or look after someone else's children5. (tr) to be overprotective towards[C19: child's name for a nurse]

nan•ny

(ˈnæn i)

n., pl. -nies. a person employed to care for children in a household. [1785–95; nursery word]

nanny


Past participle: nannied
Gerund: nannying
Imperative
nanny
nanny
Present
I nanny
you nanny
he/she/it nannies
we nanny
you nanny
they nanny
Preterite
I nannied
you nannied
he/she/it nannied
we nannied
you nannied
they nannied
Present Continuous
I am nannying
you are nannying
he/she/it is nannying
we are nannying
you are nannying
they are nannying
Present Perfect
I have nannied
you have nannied
he/she/it has nannied
we have nannied
you have nannied
they have nannied
Past Continuous
I was nannying
you were nannying
he/she/it was nannying
we were nannying
you were nannying
they were nannying
Past Perfect
I had nannied
you had nannied
he/she/it had nannied
we had nannied
you had nannied
they had nannied
Future
I will nanny
you will nanny
he/she/it will nanny
we will nanny
you will nanny
they will nanny
Future Perfect
I will have nannied
you will have nannied
he/she/it will have nannied
we will have nannied
you will have nannied
they will have nannied
Future Continuous
I will be nannying
you will be nannying
he/she/it will be nannying
we will be nannying
you will be nannying
they will be nannying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been nannying
you have been nannying
he/she/it has been nannying
we have been nannying
you have been nannying
they have been nannying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been nannying
you will have been nannying
he/she/it will have been nannying
we will have been nannying
you will have been nannying
they will have been nannying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been nannying
you had been nannying
he/she/it had been nannying
we had been nannying
you had been nannying
they had been nannying
Conditional
I would nanny
you would nanny
he/she/it would nanny
we would nanny
you would nanny
they would nanny
Past Conditional
I would have nannied
you would have nannied
he/she/it would have nannied
we would have nannied
you would have nannied
they would have nannied
Thesaurus
Noun1.nanny - a woman who is the custodian of childrennanny - a woman who is the custodian of childrennursemaid, nursedry nurse - a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infantkeeper - someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"mammy - an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.amah, wet nurse, wetnurse, wet-nurse - a woman hired to suckle a child of someone elseadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
2.nanny - female goatnanny - female goat nanny-goat, she-goatudder, bag - mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)caprine animal, goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

nanny

noun childminder, nurse, au pair, governess, nursemaid, childcarer A lot of mothers are against the idea of employing a nanny.
Translations
保姆儿童保育员

nanny

(ˈnӕni) plural ˈnannies noun a children's nurse. 保姆 保姆the nanny state the welfare state as seen by its opponents. “福利國家” 福利国家

nanny

保姆zhCN, 儿童保育员zhCN

nanny


nanny state

A government or government policy that excessively controls, monitors, or interferes with people's private actions or behaviors that are deemed unhealthy or unsafe. Can be hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. The proposal to place steep taxes on foods and drinks high in added sugar is yet another instance of the nanny state trying to undermine personal choice and responsibility. How long before nanny-state policies like this one slide down the slippery slope into all-out control over our freedom of speech or religion?See also: nanny, state

the ˈnanny state

(British English) a disapproving way of talking about the fact that government seems to get too involved in people’s lives and to protect them too much, in a way that limits their freedom: We’re living in a nanny state; the government watches over you for everything and nobody takes responsibility for their own actions anymore.In this phrase, the state or government is being compared to a nanny, a woman whose job is to take care of young children, telling them what to do, how to behave, etc.See also: nanny, state

nanny


nanny

Child minder, caretaker, babysitter, au pair, governess.

nanny


  • noun

Synonyms for nanny

noun childminder

Synonyms

  • childminder
  • nurse
  • au pair
  • governess
  • nursemaid
  • childcarer

Synonyms for nanny

noun a woman who is the custodian of children

Synonyms

  • nursemaid
  • nurse

Related Words

  • dry nurse
  • keeper
  • mammy
  • amah
  • wet nurse
  • wetnurse
  • wet-nurse
  • adult female
  • woman

noun female goat

Synonyms

  • nanny-goat
  • she-goat

Related Words

  • udder
  • bag
  • caprine animal
  • goat
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