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Nanny
see synonyms of nannyNoun
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Nanny
see synonyms of nannynoun plural -nies
1.
a nurse or nursemaid for children
2.
a.
any person or thing regarded as treating people like children, esp by being patronizing or overprotective
b.
(as modifier)
the nanny state
3. a child's word for grandmother
verbWord forms: nannies, nannying or nannied
4. (intransitive)
to nurse or look after someone else's children
5. (transitive)
to be overprotective towards
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Nanny
see synonyms of nanny nounWord forms: plural ˈnannies
1.
a child's nursemaid
2.
a person whose work is caring for a young child in the child's home
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Nanny
see synonyms of nannyn. pl. nan·nies
A person, traditionally a woman, employed to take care of a child.
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