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nannying

/ˈnæniɪŋ/

nannynoun

Definizioni

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

nannying

Gerund

nannied

Past Simple

nannied

Past Participle

nannying

Gerund

/ˈnæni/

Traduzioni

She nannied for a British family while studying abroad.

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

Traduzioni aggiuntive

опекатьперен., о чрезмерной опеке

Definizioni

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.

Sinonimi

look after

care for

take care of

nannyadjective

Definizioni

Overprotective, interfering, or paternalistic (chiefly attributive).

Many citizens opposed what they saw as nanny state policies.