nanny

Definitions


[ˈnani], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person, in particular a woman, employed to look after a child in its own home

- one's grandmother

- a female goat


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century (in nanny goat): pet form of the given name Ann. The verb dates from the 1950s


[ˈnani], (Verb)

Definitions:
- work as a nanny
(e.g: she cooked, cleaned, and nannied for a family in California)

- be overprotective towards
(e.g: stop nannying us! We are capable of dealing with our own lives)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century (in nanny goat): pet form of the given name Ann. The verb dates from the 1950s




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