nanny
[noun]
Synonyms: nursemaid, amah, ayah, nana, nurse, nurserymaid

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nan‧ny /ˈnæni/ noun (plural nannies) [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: From the female name Ann]

1. a woman whose job is to take care of the children in a family, usually in the family’s own home:
She found a job as a nanny with a wealthy Italian family.

2. British English informal grandmother – used by children Synonym : nan

3. the nanny state especially British English a government which tries to control the lives of its citizens too much

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

nanny
noun
ADJ. live-in | qualified, trained
PREP. ~ to She was taken on as a nanny to their two small children.
 ⇒ Note at JOB

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