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nanny

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: nanny

1
 n
a woman who is the custodian of children
2
 n
female goat
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: nanny
1

n a woman who is the custodian of children

Synonyms:
nurse, nursemaid
Types:
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
Type of:
keeper
someone in charge of other people
adult female, woman
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
2

n female goat

Synonyms:
nanny-goat, she-goat
Type of:
caprine animal, goat
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
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