NANNY

nanny, nanny-goat, she-goat

(noun) female goat

nanny, nursemaid, nurse

(noun) a woman who is the custodian of children

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

nanny (plural nannies)

A child's nurse.

(colloquial) A grandmother.

(US, colloquial) A godmother.

A female goat.

Synonyms

• (female goat): nanny goat

• (child's nurse): housemother

Verb

nanny (third-person singular simple present nannies, present participle nannying, simple past and past participle nannied)

(intransitive, transitive) To serve as a nanny.

(transitive, pejorative) To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle. [From the mid-20th c.]

Proper noun

Nanny

A diminutive of the female given name Ann or Anne.

Source: Wiktionary

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Nan"ny, n.

Definition: A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name. Nanny goat, a female goat. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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