nanny

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

nanny [nanny nannies nannied nannying] BrE [ˈnæni] NAmE [ˈnæni] noun (pl. nannies)
1. a woman whose job is to take care of young children in the children's own home
2. (also nan) (both BrE) (used by children, especially as a form of address)a grandmother
•When is Nanny coming to stay?
•my nan and grandad
see also ↑granny
Idiom: ↑nanny state
See also: ↑nan

Word Origin:
early 18th cent.: familiar form of the given name Ann.

Example Bank:
•She applied for the job of nanny to the Rickman family.
•She was taken on as a nanny to their two small children.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  nanny-goat, she-goat, nursemaid, nurse