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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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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
(ˈnӕni) – plural ˈnannies – noun a children's nurse. niñera
the nanny state the welfare state as seen by its opponents. estado de bienestar, (peyorativo) estado demasiado protector
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nanny
→ niñera , niñeroMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009