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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
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
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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