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noun

Nanny n.

A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name.

Nanny goat, a female goat. (Colloq.)

Nannie, Nanny n. (pl. nannies)

A caretaker for a child; a child's nurse; a nursemaid.

Grandmother; a child's word, used especially as a form of address. See also nana.

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Etymology of 'Nanny'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Nanny" Quotes from Famous Books

... this sudden appeal, Willie dropped his little sister, both because her weight was rather more than he could well support, and because he was afraid that "Nanny" might find out what they were doing. However, as Alice fell on the grass she was not hurt. Willie quickly helped her up, and, as they ran towards the house, the Blackbird heard Willie say, "We won't tell any one about our nest, will we? It's ...

— What the Blackbird said - A story in four chirps • Mrs. Frederick Locker

... old man who lived with his sister Nanny on the edge of the wood, went with him, and for a time both were silent. But ...

— The Little Minister • J.M. Barrie

... said Maria, but with mediocre interest; for she had cocked her eye at a harmless-looking youth, who was doing his best not to blush on passing the line of girls.—"I say, do look at that toff making eyes. Isn't he a nanny-goat." ...

— The Getting of Wisdom • Henry Handel Richardson

... "Nanny Croghan is very sick. I have been with her all the afternoon; and Jane is going to sit up with her to-night; but Jane cannot ...

— The Old Helmet, Volume II • Susan Warner

... When he was not a teetotum he was a windmill. His pump position was the most appalling. Then he glared motionless at his admiring listeners, as if he had fallen into a trance with his arm upraised. The hurricane broke next moment. Nanny Sutie bore up under the shadow of the windmill—which would have been heavier had Auld Licht ministers worn gowns—but the pump affected her to tears. ...

— Auld Licht Idylls • J. M. Barrie

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