Nanny

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• nanny — ► NOUN (pl. nannies) 1) a woman employed to look after a child in its own home. 2) (before another noun ) interfering and overprotective: the nanny state. 3) (also nanny goat) a female goat. ► VERB (nannies, nannied) …   English terms dictionary

• Nanny — Nan ny, n. 1. A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name. [1913 Webster] {Nanny goat}, a female goat. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Nanny — Nan ny, Nannie Nan nie(n[a^]n n[y^]), n.; pl. {nannies}. 1. a caretaker for a child; a child s nurse; a nursemaid. [PJC] 2. Grandmother; a child s word, used especially as a form of address. See also {nana}. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nanny — [n] children’s nurse au pair, baby sitter, governess, nursemaid, wet nurse; concept 295 …   New thesaurus

• nanny — [nan′ē] n. pl. nannies [< Nan, dim. of ANN(A)] 1. a child s nursemaid 2. a person whose work is caring for a young child in the child s home …   English World dictionary

• Nanny — For other uses, see Nanny (disambiguation). Caring for children At home Parents · Extended family …   Wikipedia

• Nanny — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar a …   Wikipedia Español

• Nanny — Das Wort Nanny bezeichnet: Die Nanny, US amerikanische Sitcom Die Super Nanny, deutsche Doku Soap eine Variante des Vornamens Anna ein Kindermädchen Nanny (1978), ein Turbinentankschiff ist der Name von folgenden Personen Nanny Kurfürst… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• nanny — {{11}}nanny (n.) children s nurse, 1795, from widespread child s word for female adult other than mother (Cf. Gk. nanna aunt ). The word also is a nickname form of the fem. proper name ANN (Cf. Ann), which probably is the sense in nanny goat… …   Etymology dictionary

• nanny — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ live in ▪ Board and lodging is part of the deal for live in nannies. ▪ full time PREPOSITION ▪ nanny for …   Collocations dictionary