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nanny

/ˈnæni/

Translations

nannynoun

nannies

/ˈnæni/

бабушкадетск. обращение

We spent the holidays with Nanny, baking cookies and telling stories.

Мы провели каникулы с бабушкой, пекли печенье и рассказывали истории.

няня

The nanny took the children to the park.

Няня отвела детей в парк.

Additional translations

нянькаразг.

козасамка козла; зоол.

бабуляразг., ласк.

Synonyms

childcare provider

au pair

nannyverb

nannied

Past Simple

nannied

Past Participle

nannying

Gerund

/ˈnæni/

нянчить

She nannied for a British family while studying abroad.

Она нянчила детей в британской семье, пока училась за границей.

Additional translations

опекатьперен., о чрезмерной опеке

Synonyms

take care of

care for

look after

nannyadjective

nannier

Comp.

nanniest

Super.

Used almost exclusively attributively (e.g. "nanny state").

патерналистскийпубл., полит.

Many citizens opposed what they saw as nanny state policies.

Многие граждане выступили против того, что они считали патерналистской политикой государства.

Additional translations

опекающийперен.

Synonyms

Definitions

nannynoun

A person, typically a woman, employed to care for a child in its own home.

The family hired a nanny to look after their children while they were at work.

A female goat.

The farmer had a nanny and a billy goat in his barn.

A grandmother, especially one called so by young children.

We spent the holidays with Nanny, baking cookies and telling stories.

nannyverb

To care for a child or children in the capacity of a nanny.

She nannied for a British family while studying abroad.

To be overprotective or unduly meddlesome, treating others like children.

Critics say the new regulations nanny consumers instead of educating them.

nannyadjective

Overprotective, interfering, or paternalistic (chiefly attributive).

Many citizens opposed what they saw as nanny state policies.