What does nanny mean?

Definitions for nanny
ˈnæn inan·ny

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word nanny.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. nanny, nursemaid, nursenoun

    a woman who is the custodian of children

  2. nanny, nanny-goat, she-goatnoun

    female goat

Wiktionary

  1. nannynoun

    A child's nurse

  2. nannynoun

    A grandmother.

  3. nannynoun

    A female goat

  4. nannyverb

    To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle.

  5. Nannynoun

    or Anne.

ChatGPT

  1. nanny

    A nanny is a professional caregiver who is responsible for providing child care within the children's family setting. Typically full-time, their duties often include meal preparation, organizing and facilitating children's activities, tending to children's hygiene and health requirements, providing educational stimulation and ensuring the children's safety. They may also perform light household chores related to child care. Their role is often combined with consistency and routine in the child's life and may live-in with the family or live-out.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nannynoun

    a diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name

Wikidata

  1. Nanny

    A nanny, childminder, child care provider, or a mother's helper is an individual person who provides care for one or more children in a family as a service. Traditionally, nannies were servants in large households and reported directly to the lady of the house. Today, modern nannies, like other domestic workers, may live in or out of the house depending on their circumstances and those of their employers. Professional nannies are usually certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, qualified in First Aid, and have a degree or extensive training in child development. There are many employment agencies that specialize in childcare and online services that aid in finding available nannies. A childminder cares for the child in the childminder's home. Depending on the country they live in, government registration may or may not be required. A governess, in contrast to a nanny, concentrates on teaching and training children. A special type of modern nanny is known as a mother's helper. They are hired to assist mothers in the chores of the household as well as care for the children. A mother's helper may live in or out of the house.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Nanny

    nan′i, n. a female goat.—Also Nann′y-goat.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. NANNY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nanny is ranked #60960 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Nanny surname appeared 330 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nanny.

    89% or 294 total occurrences were White.
    5.7% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.1% or 7 total occurrences were Black.
    1.8% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'nanny' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3304

How to pronounce nanny?

How to say nanny in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nanny in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nanny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of nanny in a Sentence

  1. Fran Drescher:

    Peter( Peter Marc Jacobson) and I are doing a' Nanny' - related project that's very big, that I think the fans will be thrilled with.

  2. Roger Ma:

    I think it's pretty universal in terms of the nanny discussion, that if you're still getting paid, that you compensate them.

  3. Kristina Hooper:

    You have a Fed that's less interested in being a soothing nanny.

  4. Kanye West:

    I was so self-conscious about the nanny and the housekeeper that I didn't want them to hear me screaming in the living room, i think that that's such a metaphor of something for the existence of so-called well-off people that they're not really well-off -- they won't even scream in their own house.

  5. Bryce Maine:

    I’m just trying to stand up for my nanny.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

nanny#10000#13757#100000

Translations for nanny

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for nanny »

Translation

Find a translation for the nanny definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"nanny." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/nanny>.

Discuss these nanny definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for nanny? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Image or illustration of

    nanny

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality
    A contagious
    B eminent
    C appellative
    D extroversive

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for nanny: