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单词 nanny
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nanny
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnæn.i/us
/ˈnæn.i/

nannynoun[C](JOB)

apersonwhosejobis to takecareof aparticularfamily'schildren
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parenting & caring for children
  • adopt
  • adoptable
  • adopted
  • adoptee
  • adoption
  • caretaking
  • child-rearing
  • childless
  • childlessness
  • childmind
  • lawnmower parent
  • looked-after
  • mothering
  • non-custodial
  • nursemaid
  • swaddle
  • unadoptable
  • unadopted
  • upbringing
  • visitation
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nannynoun[C](GRANDMOTHER)

UKinformal
child's wordforagrandmother:
（儿语）（外）祖母
[as form of address]Can I have adrink, Nanny?我可以喝点吗，奶奶？
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Family: informal names
  • baba
  • bro
  • bruv
  • bubba
  • dad
  • granda
  • grandad
  • grandaddy
  • grandma
  • grandpa
  • mammy
  • mater
  • mom
  • momma
  • mommy
  • mummy
  • pa
  • pater
  • rellie
  • sis
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(Definition ofnannyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
nanny
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnæn.i/us
/ˈnæn.i/

nannynoun[C](JOB)

a woman whosejobis to takecareof aparticularfamily'schildren
（照看小孩的）保姆

nannynoun[C](GRANDMOTHER)

UKinformal
child's wordforagrandmother
（儿语）（外）祖母
[as form of address]Can I have adrink, Nanny?我可以喝点吗，奶奶？

nanny| American Dictionary

nanny
noun[C]
us
/ˈnæn·i/
a womanemployedto takecareofchildrenin the children’shome:
She relied on a nanny tocarefor herbabyduring theweek.
(Definition ofnannyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnanny

nanny
This is just the kind of between-stairs position that a governess, ananny, or perhaps a superior lady's maid, would occupy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A femalenannyassisted with the children's daily care and their father was present in the evenings and on weekends.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is a thinking person's guide to usage, beside which many other books look like nannies dishing out blancmange or schoolmasters wielding the cane.
From theCambridge English Corpus
While this assessment may be consistent with the costs of employing ananny, the cost of many other types of childcare increase pro rata.
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Some families employ nannies to provide care if they can afford the expense and living space.
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Together, their parents,nanny, and therapists provided a rich language learning environment for these children.
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These third persons were all females and were either the child's grandmother, aunt,nanny, family childcare provider, or a childcare provider at a larger daycare centre.
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Writers reiterate their sense of the wrongness that a housekeeper, cook, ornannywill consistently receive a pension from her family, but that a governess will simply be dismissed.
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However, reliable nannies, mostly young women from the countryside, are hard to recruit and keep, once they have learned the ropes about life in the city.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The introduction of seat belts could perhaps also be described as a product of thenannystate, yet it has saved a great many lives.
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This legislation smacks of thenannystate and verges on the patronising in its current form.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That is especially important, as such agencies often bring in nannies and child minders from abroad.
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That is the apotheosis of thenannystate—asking for trouble and likely to get it.
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Once again, instead of considering the rights of individual employees, a set ofnannystate rules to govern employer-employee relations is being foisted on us.
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Did all this property go to hisnanny-goats?
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