Definitions for nannyˈnæn i
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nan•nyˈnæn i(n.)(pl.)-nies.
a person employed to care for children in a household.
Category: British
Origin of nanny:
1785–95; nursery word
Princeton's WordNet
nanny, nursemaid, nurse(noun)
a woman who is the custodian of children
nanny, nanny-goat, she-goat(noun)
female goat
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
nanny(noun)ˈnæn i
sb whose job is to take care of a child in the child's home
They took their nanny on vacation with them.
Wiktionary
nanny(Noun)
A child's nurse
nanny(Noun)
A grandmother.
nanny(Noun)
A female goat
nanny(Verb)
To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle.
Nanny(ProperNoun)
or Anne.
Webster Dictionary
Nanny(noun)
a diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name
Translations for nanny
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
nanny(noun)
a children's nurse.
- kindermeisieAfrikaans
- مُرَبِيَة أطْفالArabic
- бавачкаBulgarian
- amaPortuguese (BR)
- chůvaCzech
- das KindermädchenGerman
- barnepigeDanish
- νταντάGreek
- niñeraSpanish
- lapsehoidja, ammEstonian
- پرستار بچهFarsi
- lastenhoitajaFinnish
- nurse, nounouFrench
- אוֹמֶנֶת, מְטַפֶּלֶתHebrew
- आयाHindi
- dadiljaCroatian
- dadaHungarian
- perawat anakIndonesian
- barnfóstraIcelandic
- bambinaiaItalian
- うばJapanese
- 유모Korean
- auklėLithuanian
- auklīteLatvian
- pengasuhMalay
- kinderjuffrouwDutch
- barnepikeNorwegian
- nianiaPolish
- پرستار بچهPersian
- د ماشومانو پالونكىPashto
- amaPortuguese
- няняRussian
- pestúnkaSlovak
- pestunjaSlovenian
- dadiljaSerbian
- dadda, barnsköterskaSwedish
- พี่เลี้ยงเด็กThai
- dadıTurkish
- 保姆Chinese (Trad.)
- няняUkrainian
- دايہUrdu
- người giữ trẻVietnamese
- 保姆Chinese (Simp.)
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