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nanny

/ˈnæni/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A child's nurse.
  2. A grandmother.
  3. A godmother.
  4. A female goat.
  5. To serve as a nanny.
  6. To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

nurse(English)nursemaid(English)nanny-goat(English)she-goat(English)nan(English)governess(English)maid(English)babysitter(English)ogg(English)grayer(English)nannies(English)girly(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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