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   nanny

   /ˈnani/

   noun

   • 1. a person, in particular a woman, employed to look after a child in its own home.
   • ▪ a person or institution regarded as interfering and overprotective.
   • 2. one's grandmother. informal
   • 3. a female goat.

   verb

   • 1. work as a nanny: "she cooked, cleaned, and nannied for a family in California"
   • 2. be overprotective towards: "stop nannying us! We are capable of dealing with our own lives"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. nannyish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does nanny mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! NANNY definition: 1. a person whose job is to take care of a particular family's children 2. child's word for a…. Learn more.

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   What did a female nanny do?

   • A female nanny assisted with the children's daily care and their father was present in the evenings and on weekends. This is a thinking person's guide to usage, beside which many other books look like nannies dishing out blancmange or schoolmasters wielding the cane.

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   What does a live-in nanny do?

   • Typically, a live-in nanny is responsible for the entire care of the children of their employers. This includes anything from washing the children's clothes, tidying the children's rooms, supervising homework, preparing children's meals, taking children to and from school, and taking children to after-school sports and/or activities.

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   What is a nanny called in India?

   • In Colonial India, a nanny was known as ayah, after aia, nurse, governess (in Portuguese). This term is presently part of the vocabulary of various languages of the Subcontinent, meaning also female servant or maid. [ 1 ] In Chinese she was an amah. [ 1 ] A "live-in" nanny is much less common than it once was. [citation needed]

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   Why do some families hire nannies?

   • Some families employ nannies to provide care if they can afford the expense and living space. Together, their parents, nanny, and therapists provided a rich language learning environment for these children.

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   Was nanny a slattern?

   • It is true that Nanny was a slattern, but only because she married into slavery. But pity poor Nanny Coutts, who took her chains to bed with her. But Nanny visited no one, and so Jess only knew her by hearsay. Nanny definition: a person, usually with special training, employed to care for children in a household..

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNANNY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a woman employed to take care of children in the children’s home: She relied on a nanny to care for her baby during the week.

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     NANNY meaning: 1. a person whose job is to take care of a...

   • Znaczenie Nanny, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     nanny definicja: 1. a person whose job is to take care of a...

   • Nanny: Polish Translation

     nanny translate: opiekun/ka do dziecka , niania, niania....

   • Nanny: Arabic Translation

     NANNY translate: مُرَبِيَة. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Nanny: Japanese Translation

     NANNY translate: 子守, 乳母, 乳母（うば）. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Nanny: Italian Translation

     nanny translate: bambinaia, tata, bambinaia. Learn more in...

   • Nanny: Vietnamese Translation

     nanny translate: người giữ trẻ. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Nanny: German Translation

     nanny translate: das Kindermädchen. Learn more in the...

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   A nanny is someone who is paid by parents to look after their child or children.

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   nanny. noun. /ˈnæni/. /ˈnæni/. (plural nannies) Idioms. a person whose job is to take care of young children in the children’s own home. She applied for the job of nanny to the Rickman family. She was taken on as a nanny to their two small children.

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   A nanny is a person who provides child care within the family setting. Learn about the origin, evolution and variations of nannies, such as live-in, night, maternity and au pair nannies.

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   Learn the meaning of nanny as a job title or a child's word for a grandmother. See how to use nanny in sentences and find translations in different languages.

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   The meaning of NANNY is a child's nurse or caregiver. How to use nanny in a sentence.

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    Nanny can be a noun meaning a person who cares for children, a female name, or a verb meaning to nurse or overprotect. Learn the word history, usage, and synonyms of nanny from Dictionary.com.