nanny, nanny-goat, she-goat
(noun) female goat
nanny, nursemaid, nurse
(noun) a woman who is the custodian of children
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nanny (plural nannies)
A child's nurse.
(colloquial) A grandmother.
(US, colloquial) A godmother.
A female goat.
• (female goat): nanny goat
• (child's nurse): housemother
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.]
Nanny
A diminutive of the female given name Ann or Anne.
Source: Wiktionary
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
19 April 2024
(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
