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

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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

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