Nanny

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  • noun. A person, traditionally a woman, employed to take care of a child.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A nanny-goat.
  • noun. In coal-mining, a natural joint, crack, or slip in the coal-measures: nearly the same as cleat.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name.
  • noun. a female goat.
  • noun. a caretaker for a child; a child's nurse; a nursemaid.
  • noun. Grandmother; -- a child's word, used especially as a form of address. See also nana.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A child's nurse
  • noun. A grandmother.
  • noun. A female goat
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. female goat
  • noun. a woman who is the custodian of children
    • Word Usage
    "Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has used the phrase "nanny state.""
    Equivalent
    nannie  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    caprine animal  goat  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Annie  Dannie  Danny  Fannie  Fanny  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    caretaker  chauffeur  chef  governess  housekeeper  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Partlet  amah  ayah  biddy  billy  
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