NANNY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nanny mean? 

• NANNY (noun)
  The noun NANNY has 2 senses:

1. a woman who is the custodian of children

2. female goat

  Familiarity information: NANNY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NANNY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A woman who is the custodian of children

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

nanny; nurse; nursemaid

Hypernyms ("nanny" is a kind of...):

keeper (someone in charge of other people)

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nanny"):

dry nurse (a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant)

mammy (an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.)

amah; wet-nurse; wet nurse; wetnurse (a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Female goat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

nanny; nanny-goat; she-goat

Hypernyms ("nanny" is a kind of...):

caprine animal; goat (any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns)

Meronyms (parts of "nanny"):

bag; udder (mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats))

 Context examples 

It’s a good time to hire a new accountant, financial advisor, manager, agent, nanny, publicist, social media director, or writing partner—you get the idea.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Leo rules toys, as well as nannies and caretakers—you may think of more, too.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

An eclipse like the one January 10 will sometimes eclipse out a person from your life—so, for example, you might hear that your roommate is suddenly about to move out, or your nanny who cares for your children and lives with your family may announce she is returning home overseas.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)