nanny in English dictionary

  • nanny

    Meanings and definitions of "nanny"

    • A child's nurse
    • (colloquial) A grandmother.
    • A female goat
    • To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle.
    • noun
      A child's nurse.
    • noun
      (colloquial)
      A grandmother.
    • noun
      A female goat.
    • verb
      (pejorative)
      To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle. [From the mid-20th c.]
    • A woman who watches over someone else's kids usually as a full-time job.
    • child's nurse
    • noun
      a woman who is the custodian of children
    • noun
      female goat

    Synonyms of "nanny" in English dictionary

    adult female, keeper, goat are the top synonyms of "nanny" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of nanny

    • nanny ( third-person singular simple present nannies, present participle nannying, simple past and past participle nannied)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza nanny, lm  liczba mnoga nannies
    • nanny ( plural  nannies)
    • nanny (plural nannies)
    • nanny (third-person singular simple present nannies, present participle nannying, simple past and past participle nannied)
  • Nanny

    Meanings and definitions of "nanny"

    • A diminutive of the female given name Ann or Anne.
    • proper
      A diminutive of the female given name Ann or Anne.

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