nanny

Speech parts

1. nanny - Noun

2. nanny - Verb

3. Nanny - Proper noun

Meaning

A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

nurse nursemaid she-goat nanny-goat guardian nan cocker gran mammy biddy nanna granny mother goat grandma
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Antonyms

correct block discipline moderate harm abuse
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Hypernyms

goat keeper woman adult female caprine animal

Hyponyms

mammy amah wet nurse dry nurse wetnurse

Phrases with the word

nanny nanny boo boo get someone's nanny-goat as hungry as a nanny goat as hungry as nanny goat hungry as nanny goat live-in nanny

Examples

If Singapore is a nanny state, then I am proud to have fostered one. Lee Kuan Yew

If I chose to have a nanny, I'd be able to pay to have a nanny - a lot of women don't have that opportunity. I don't feel like I'm a working single mom, because I have that option that a lot of people don't have. Gillian Anderson

I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up. Anita Diament

The reason this country continues its drift toward socialism and big nanny government is because too many people vote in the expectation of getting something for nothing, not because they have a concern for what is good for the country. Lyn Nofziger

Nanny Ogg looked under her bed in case there was a man there. Well, you never knew your luck. Terry Pratchett

The more the billy goat stinks, the more the nanny goat loves him. Walloon Proverb

Close letter words and terms

nannofossil nannoplankton nannosquillid nanny cam Nanny Cay nanny dog