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- Dictionarynanny/ˈnani/
noun
- 1. a person, in particular a woman, employed to look after a child in its own home.
- 2. one's grandmother. informal
verb
- 1. work as a nanny: "she cooked, cleaned, and nannied for a family in California"
- 2. be overprotective towards: "stop nannying us! We are capable of dealing with our own lives"
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NANNY definition: 1. a person whose job is to take care of a particular family's children 2. child's word for a…. Learn more.
The meaning of NANNY is a child's nurse or caregiver. How to use nanny in a sentence.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, a nanny was usually known as a "nurse", and was typically female. "Nurses" were found in higher-income homes, and "nurses" were either hired or were slaves. Originally, the hired person would have been expected to breastfeed the infant, a role known as a " wet nurse".
A nanny is someone who is paid by parents to look after their child or children. Demand has grown recently for basements with accommodation for a nanny and other staff. Synonyms: childminder , nurse , au pair , governess More Synonyms of nanny
Being a nanny goes beyond hourly childcare — a nanny is usually the person who spends the most time with a baby or child. A nanny might feed, bathe, play with, and otherwise care for a toddler, or drive an older child to ballet lessons.
NANNY meaning: 1. a person whose job is to take care of a particular family's children 2. child's word for a…. Learn more.
