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nanny
nan·ny N0010900 (năn′ē)n. pl. nan·nies A person, traditionally a woman, employed to take care of a child.
[Alteration of nana.]
nan′ny·ish adj.nanny (ˈnænɪ) n, pl -nies1. a nurse or nursemaid for children2. a. any person or thing regarded as treating people like children, esp by being patronizing or overprotectiveb. (as modifier): the nanny state. 3. a child's word for grandmothervb, nannies, nannying or nannied4. (intr) to nurse or look after someone else's children5. (tr) to be overprotective towards[C19: child's name for a nurse]nan•ny (ˈnæn i)
n., pl. -nies. a person employed to care for children in a household. [1785–95; nursery word] nanny
Past participle: nannied
Gerund: nannying
| Present |
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| I nanny | | you nanny | | he/she/it nannies | | we nanny | | you nanny | | they nanny |
| Preterite |
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| I nannied | | you nannied | | he/she/it nannied | | we nannied | | you nannied | | they nannied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am nannying | | you are nannying | | he/she/it is nannying | | we are nannying | | you are nannying | | they are nannying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have nannied | | you have nannied | | he/she/it has nannied | | we have nannied | | you have nannied | | they have nannied |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was nannying | | you were nannying | | he/she/it was nannying | | we were nannying | | you were nannying | | they were nannying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had nannied | | you had nannied | | he/she/it had nannied | | we had nannied | | you had nannied | | they had nannied |
| Future |
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| I will nanny | | you will nanny | | he/she/it will nanny | | we will nanny | | you will nanny | | they will nanny |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have nannied | | you will have nannied | | he/she/it will have nannied | | we will have nannied | | you will have nannied | | they will have nannied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be nannying | | you will be nannying | | he/she/it will be nannying | | we will be nannying | | you will be nannying | | they will be nannying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been nannying | | you have been nannying | | he/she/it has been nannying | | we have been nannying | | you have been nannying | | they have been nannying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been nannying | | you will have been nannying | | he/she/it will have been nannying | | we will have been nannying | | you will have been nannying | | they will have been nannying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been nannying | | you had been nannying | | he/she/it had been nannying | | we had been nannying | | you had been nannying | | they had been nannying |
| Conditional |
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| I would nanny | | you would nanny | | he/she/it would nanny | | we would nanny | | you would nanny | | they would nanny |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have nannied | | you would have nannied | | he/she/it would have nannied | | we would have nannied | | you would have nannied | | they would have nannied |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  nanny - a woman who is the custodian of childrennursemaid, nursedry nurse - a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infantkeeper - someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"mammy - an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.amah, wet nurse, wetnurse, wet-nurse - a woman hired to suckle a child of someone elseadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" | | 2. |  nanny - female goat nanny-goat, she-goatudder, bag - mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)caprine animal, goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns |
nannynoun childminder, nurse, au pair, governess, nursemaid, childcarer A lot of mothers are against the idea of employing a nanny.Translationsnanny (ˈnӕni) – plural ˈnannies – noun a children's nurse. 保姆 保姆the nanny state the welfare state as seen by its opponents. “福利國家” 福利国家nanny → 保姆zhCN, 儿童保育员zhCNnanny
nanny stateA government or government policy that excessively controls, monitors, or interferes with people's private actions or behaviors that are deemed unhealthy or unsafe. Can be hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. The proposal to place steep taxes on foods and drinks high in added sugar is yet another instance of the nanny state trying to undermine personal choice and responsibility. How long before nanny-state policies like this one slide down the slippery slope into all-out control over our freedom of speech or religion?See also: nanny, statethe ˈnanny state (British English) a disapproving way of talking about the fact that government seems to get too involved in people’s lives and to protect them too much, in a way that limits their freedom: We’re living in a nanny state; the government watches over you for everything and nobody takes responsibility for their own actions anymore.In this phrase, the state or government is being compared to a nanny, a woman whose job is to take care of young children, telling them what to do, how to behave, etc.See also: nanny, statenanny
nanny Child minder, caretaker, babysitter, au pair, governess.nanny
Synonyms for nannynoun childminderSynonyms- childminder
- nurse
- au pair
- governess
- nursemaid
- childcarer
Synonyms for nannynoun a woman who is the custodian of childrenSynonymsRelated Words- dry nurse
- keeper
- mammy
- amah
- wet nurse
- wetnurse
- wet-nurse
- adult female
- woman
noun female goatSynonymsRelated Words- udder
- bag
- caprine animal
- goat
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