nanny
A child's nurseA child's nurse.
» I am, after all, the nanny.
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5 sensesA child's nurse.
The nanny was keeping a close watch on her little charges.
Kindermädchen, Kinderfrau
ня́няnjánja, ня́нечкаnjánečka, ня́нькаnjánʹka
ня́нькаnjánʹka, ня́няnjánja
(colloquial)A grandmother.
(US, colloquial)A godmother.
A female goat.
female goat
Synonym of sylvester (“device for pulling out pit props”).
Examples
41 sentencesI am, after all, the nanny.
We hired a nanny named Mary.
My nanny used to sing me songs.
Tom couldn't take care of the kids, so he hired a nanny.
I don't need a nanny just yet.
Translations
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Origin
From nan (“grandmother; nursemaid”) + -y. The root is from nana (“grandma; nanny”), whichFrom nan (“grandmother; nursemaid”) + -y. The root is from nana (“grandma; nanny”), which is from nanna (“grandmother”), which is possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”). See also Proto-Brythonic *nanī, Welsh nain (“grandmother”), Galician nana (“mama”), Spanish nana (“granny; nanny; mommy; housekeeper”), Sicilian nanna (“grandma”), Italian nonna (“granny”), Late Latin nonna (“nun; tutoress; old woman”), Norman nonne (“nun”), Old French nonain (“nun”). All probably ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root imitative of a child babbling, similar to Ancient Greek νάννα (nánna).
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Forms
plural: nanniesSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
16 related wordsSee also
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