NANNY


Meaning of NANNY in English

n. & v.

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a child's nurse. b an unduly protective person, institution, etc. (the nanny State). 2 = NAN. 3 (in full nanny-goat) a female goat.

v.tr. (-ies, -ied) be unduly protective towards.

[ formed as NANCY ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.