Nanny Definition

nănē
nannies
noun
nannies
A person whose work is caring for a young child in the child's home.
Webster's New World

(colloquial) A grandmother.

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A female goat.

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verb

(pejorative) To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle. [From the mid-20th c.]

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pronoun

A diminutive of the female given name Ann or Anne.

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Other Word Forms of Nanny

Noun

Singular:
nanny
Plural:
nannies

Origin of Nanny

  • Alteration of nana

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Nanny Sentence Examples

  • When my Sister and I were young we had an Irish nanny for a while who could be rather beastly at times.

  • A nanny agency is similar to an employment agency.

  • Nanny appears to need treatment herself for seriously dysfunctional behavior.

  • What most people wondered when news broke of Hawke's affair with the nanny (whom Thurman hired) was "How do you cheat on gorgeous, successful, seemingly down to earth, mother of your children Uma Thurman?"

  • It seems that the children's antics will continue to vex the nanny.

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