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nan·ny
(năn′ē)n. pl. nan·nies
A person, traditionally a woman, employed to take care of a child.
[Alteration of nana.]
nan′ny·ish adj.
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nanny
(ˈnænɪ)n, pl -nies
1. a nurse or nursemaid for children
2.
a. any person or thing regarded as treating people like children, esp by being patronizing or overprotective
b. (as modifier): the nanny state.
3. a child's word for grandmother
vb, nannies, nannying or nannied
4. (intr) to nurse or look after someone else's children
5. (tr) to be overprotective towards
[C19: child's name for a nurse]
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nan•ny
(ˈnæn i)n., pl. -nies.
a person employed to care for children in a household.
[1785–95; nursery word]
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nanny
Past participle: nannied
Gerund: nannying
| Imperative |
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| nanny |
| nanny |
| Present |
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| I nanny |
| you nanny |
| he/she/it nannies |
| we nanny |
| you nanny |
| they nanny |
| Preterite |
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| I nannied |
| you nannied |
| he/she/it nannied |
| we nannied |
| you nannied |
| they nannied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am nannying |
| you are nannying |
| he/she/it is nannying |
| we are nannying |
| you are nannying |
| they are nannying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have nannied |
| you have nannied |
| he/she/it has nannied |
| we have nannied |
| you have nannied |
| they have nannied |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was nannying |
| you were nannying |
| he/she/it was nannying |
| we were nannying |
| you were nannying |
| they were nannying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had nannied |
| you had nannied |
| he/she/it had nannied |
| we had nannied |
| you had nannied |
| they had nannied |
| Future |
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| I will nanny |
| you will nanny |
| he/she/it will nanny |
| we will nanny |
| you will nanny |
| they will nanny |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have nannied |
| you will have nannied |
| he/she/it will have nannied |
| we will have nannied |
| you will have nannied |
| they will have nannied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be nannying |
| you will be nannying |
| he/she/it will be nannying |
| we will be nannying |
| you will be nannying |
| they will be nannying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been nannying |
| you have been nannying |
| he/she/it has been nannying |
| we have been nannying |
| you have been nannying |
| they have been nannying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been nannying |
| you will have been nannying |
| he/she/it will have been nannying |
| we will have been nannying |
| you will have been nannying |
| they will have been nannying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been nannying |
| you had been nannying |
| he/she/it had been nannying |
| we had been nannying |
| you had been nannying |
| they had been nannying |
| Conditional |
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| I would nanny |
| you would nanny |
| he/she/it would nanny |
| we would nanny |
| you would nanny |
| they would nanny |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have nannied |
| you would have nannied |
| he/she/it would have nannied |
| we would have nannied |
| you would have nannied |
| they would have nannied |
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Noun 1. [画像:nanny - a woman who is the custodian of children]nanny - a woman who is the custodian of children
dry nurse - a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant
keeper - someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
2. [画像:nanny - female goat]nanny - female goat
caprine animal, goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
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nanny
noun childminder, nurse, au pair, governess, nursemaid, childcarer A lot of mothers are against the idea of employing a nanny.
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Translations
جَلِيسُ الطِفْل مُرَبِيَةٌ مُرَبِيَة أطْفال
chůva
barnepigedagplejemor
lastenhoitajaperhepäivähoitaja
dadiljapazitelj djece
dada
barnfóstra
チャイルドマインダー乳母
보모
auklėrūpestinga valstybė
auklīte
varuška
barnsköterskadagmamma
คนดูแลเด็กพี่เลี้ยงดูแลเด็ก
người giữ trẻvú em
nanny
[ˈnænɪ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nanny
[ˈnæni] n (looking after children) → nounou f, assistante f maternelleShe's a nanny → C'est une assistante maternelle.nanny goat n → chèvre fnanny state n (mainly British) → État m paternaliste
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nanny
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
nanny
(ˈnӕni) – plural ˈnannies – noun a children's nurse. kindermeisie مُرَبِيَة أطْفال бавачка ama chůva das Kindermädchen barnepige νταντά niñera lapsehoidja, amm پرستار بچه lastenhoitaja nurse, nounou אוֹמֶנֶת, מְטַפֶּלֶת आया dadilja dada perawat anak barnfóstra bambinaia うば 유모 auklė auklīte pengasuh kinderjuffrouw barnepike niania د ماشومانو پالونكى ama няня pestúnka pestunja dadilja dadda, barnsköterska พี่เลี้ยงเด็ก dadı 保姆 няня دايہ người giữ trẻ 保姆
the nanny state the welfare state as seen by its opponents. die ``nanny''-bestel دوْلَة الرَّفاه الإجْتِماعي социална държава governo protecionista sociální stát der Wohltätigkeitsstaat formynderstat το κράτος πρόνοιας (υποτιμητικά) estado de bienestar, (peyorativo) estado demasiado protector lapsehoidjariik حالت پرستار holhousyhteiskunta מְדִינַת רְווַחָה pokroviteljska država paternalista állam negara sejahtera lo stato assistenziale 過保護の福祉国家 (경멸) 복지 국가 rūpestinga valstybė labklājības valsts komen menghina, khabar angin paternalistische staat formynderstat; barnepikementalitet państwo opiekuńcze, społeczeństwo dobrobytu د پالونكى څرنګوالى государство, которое слишком опекает своих граждан štát ako dobročinná ustanovizňa ``socialna'' država država sa socijalnim osiguranjem väl-färdssamhälle, förmyndarsamhälle สถานสงเคราะห์เด็ก refah devleti "福利國家" держава загального добробуту دشمن کي نظر ميں کمزور ملک hệ thống phúc lợi xã hội được nhìn nhận như kẻ đối địch 福利国家
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nanny
→ جَلِيسُ الطِفْل , مُرَبِيَةٌ chůva barnepige, dagplejemor Kindermädchen , Tagesmutter άτομο που προσέχει παιδιά , νταντά niñera , niñero lastenhoitaja, perhepäivähoitaja nounou dadilja, pazitelj djece bambinaia , tata チャイルドマインダー, 乳母 보모 kinderjuffrouw , kinderoppas barnepike , barnevakt niania , opiekunka do dziecka babá , baby-sitter няня , няня, присматривающая за детьми у себя на дому barnsköterska, dagmamma คนดูแลเด็ก, พี่เลี้ยงดูแลเด็ก çocuk bakıcısı người giữ trẻ, vú em 保姆 , 儿童保育员Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009