nanny
noun
[ ˈnani ]
• a person, typically a woman, employed to look after a child in its own home.
Similar:
nursemaid,
nurse,
nurserymaid,
au pair,
governess,
childminder,
childcarer,
ayah,
amah,
metapelot,
nursey,
bonne,
• one's grandmother.
• a female goat.
nanny
verb
• work as a nanny.
• "she cooked, cleaned, and nannied for a family in California"
• be overprotective towards.
• "stop nannying us! We are capable of dealing with our own lives"
Similar:
mollycoddle,
be overprotective towards,
cosset,
coddle,
wait on hand and foot,
baby,
nursemaid,
spoil,
pamper,
indulge,
overindulge,
wrap in cotton wool,
feather-bed,
cocker,
Origin:
early 18th century: pet form of the given name Ann. The verb dates from the 1950s.
