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[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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