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单词 nannied
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nanniedadj.

Brit. /ˈnanɪd/, U.S. /ˈnænid/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nanny v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < nanny v. + -ed suffix1. Compare earlier nannified adj.
That has or employs a nanny. In extended use: overprotected, sheltered; restricted.
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1972 J. Gathorne-Hardy Rise & Fall Brit. Nanny iv. 109 Sackville-West is, on one level, accurate about the power balance in a Nannied household.
1975 Man 10 309 This peculiar set of circumstances allowed for the development of ‘nannied families’ on a much larger scale.
1987 Daily Tel. 18 Mar. 9/6 There is..a ‘nannied’ quality in the scheme of a boarding school enforced by circumstance and by hierarchy.
2000 Daily Mail (Nexis) 31 Oct. 10 Even in humdrum, urbanised, nannied, Blairified Britain, things can still go bump..in the dead dark of night.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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