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nan·ny
(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.
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nanny
(ˈnænɪ)n, pl -nies
1. a nurse or nursemaid for children
2.
a. any person or thing regarded as treating people like children, esp by being patronizing or overprotective
b. (as modifier): the nanny state.
3. a child's word for grandmother
vb, nannies, nannying or nannied
4. (intr) to nurse or look after someone else's children
5. (tr) to be overprotective towards
[C19: child's name for a nurse]
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nan•ny
(ˈnæn i)n., pl. -nies.
a person employed to care for children in a household.
[1785–95; nursery word]
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nanny
Past participle: nannied
Gerund: nannying
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| Noun | 1. |  nanny - a woman who is the custodian of childrendry nurse - a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant keeper - someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?" adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
| 2. |  nanny - female goat caprine animal, goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns |
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nanny
noun childminder, nurse, au pair, governess, nursemaid, childcarer A lot of mothers are against the idea of employing a nanny.
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Translations
جَلِيسُ الطِفْلمُرَبِيَةٌمُرَبِيَة أطْفال
chůva
barnepigedagplejemor
lastenhoitajaperhepäivähoitaja
dadiljapazitelj djece
dada
barnfóstra
チャイルドマインダー乳母
보모
auklėrūpestinga valstybė
auklīte
varuška
barnsköterskadagmamma
คนดูแลเด็กพี่เลี้ยงดูแลเด็ก
người giữ trẻvú em
nanny
[ˈnænɪ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nanny
[ˈnæni] n (looking after children) → nounou f, assistante f maternelleShe's a nanny → C'est une assistante maternelle.nanny goat n → chèvre fnanny state n (mainly British) → État m paternaliste
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
nanny
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
nanny
(ˈnӕni) – plural ˈnannies – noun a children's nurse.
the nanny state the welfare state as seen by its opponents.
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nanny
→ جَلِيسُ الطِفْل, مُرَبِيَةٌ chůva barnepige, dagplejemor Kindermädchen, Tagesmutter άτομο που προσέχει παιδιά, νταντά niñera, niñero lastenhoitaja, perhepäivähoitaja nounou dadilja, pazitelj djece bambinaia, tata チャイルドマインダー, 乳母 보모 kinderjuffrouw, kinderoppas barnepike, barnevakt niania, opiekunka do dziecka babá, baby-sitter няня, няня, присматривающая за детьми у себя на дому barnsköterska, dagmamma คนดูแลเด็ก, พี่เลี้ยงดูแลเด็ก çocuk bakıcısı người giữ trẻ, vú em 保姆, 儿童保育员Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009