nanny
a person, usually with special training, employed to care for children in a household.
Origin of nanny
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a female given name.
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How to use nanny in a sentence
Nothing cures a political problem like finding a new villain, and Abbott is busy setting up local officials as big-government nannies.
The Texas Governor Reaches for Culture War to Dodge Blackout Criticism | Philip Elliott | March 4, 2021 | TImeMy partner and I cannot afford a nanny and were not comfortable sending our daughter back to day-care.
What the pandemic teaches us about the need for parental leave | Victoria Livingstone | March 4, 2021 | Washington PostHer nanny, Ole Golly, tells her that writers take notes on people.
They’re more likely to have help from a nanny or the luxury to choose not to work.
Morning Report: Another Potential Violation for Barrios | Sara Libby | September 25, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoTo its childcare offerings, which include back-up care and enrollment through Bright Horizons, Citi in August added nanny placement services for employees.
The best back-to-school benefits companies are offering their employees | ehinchliffe | September 10, 2020 | Fortune
UNO puts such an onus on smoking students that it ultimately seems like a bully, even more than a nanny.
The University Of New Orleans’ Cigarette Ban Is Total BS | Chloé Valdary | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Louisiana university has turned into a nanny state, issuing a campus smoking ban of dubious legality.
The University Of New Orleans’ Cigarette Ban Is Total BS | Chloé Valdary | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow, at the University of New Orleans, we have a “nanny university.”
The University Of New Orleans’ Cigarette Ban Is Total BS | Chloé Valdary | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe hired a full-time nanny only when it became unavoidable as the family made plans to travel to Australia for a royal tour.
He moved to Los Angeles straight out of college at 22, but the only steady work he found was as a male nanny.
"I should say nanny Pulsifer would naturally lose weight," I answered.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydWith all the disadvantage of her little feet, nanny managed best; where she could not walk, she jumped.
It is true that nanny was a slattern, but only because she married into slavery.
A Window in Thrums | J. M. BarrieBut pity poor nanny Coutts, who took her chains to bed with her.
A Window in Thrums | J. M. BarrieBut nanny visited no one, and so Jess only knew her by hearsay.
A Window in Thrums | J. M. Barrie
British Dictionary definitions for nanny
/ (ˈnænɪ) /
a nurse or nursemaid for children
any person or thing regarded as treating people like children, esp by being patronizing or overprotective
(as modifier): the nanny state
a child's word for grandmother
(intr) to nurse or look after someone else's children
(tr) to be overprotective towards
Origin of nanny
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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